Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-21
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS OF THE PRoHIBIrIoSlSr.

III any state deems the fetuli ana internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and cacu-
lated to produce idencss. vice, debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution of the United States To
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting II altogether II u thinks proper"
Chief Justice 1aney.
ON or before the LIST of january, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper-
rance Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title Of" The PRo
HIBITIoNIsTn
ITs SrzE-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, of four columns to
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour-
mails, or 10 that Of an ordinary dnodecmo volume Of
$50 pages.
IT'S 0BJEoT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally, and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages to pre-
pare the minds of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence ii may legtimatcly exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
| tanned
IT'S FlELn.-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles the paper will be National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and we trust
It will be National in its circulation and influence
Such Is our aim and expectation We desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
tion 1t is ambition to bear part in this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is estab-
lished, not ms the organ of society merely but Of
\ GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
/ IRIS NEcEssITy.--The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any, circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The PRo-
HIBIToNIsT is designed for circulation (instead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose i is put at price low to enable
the friends or temperance in every school district by
/ combined action and ut an inconsiderable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
| ITs PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year so so
Three to one address, one year ! 90
/ And for each additional four copies $l.O0 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
| For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
/ For 100 do. do. 20 90
! No subscription received for less than ono year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
| the money.
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
4 throughout the Union.
/ The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
| the year
| All orders should be addressed to O. Scovl. Pub
1 fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for tho paper in relation to tho
interests Of the cause generally should be directed
! VIM. H. Burlegh. Corresponding Secretary
/ In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD c. DELAVAN, President.
EaecaaiUe Commiftee.-Hcnry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Waworth, John 0. Cole, l. N. Wyckoff, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
| Stats, Oliver Scovill
/ Gr The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibtionist for year, withom an
exchange unless they choose TO add obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course
be most thankfully received. jan Diff