Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-03
PROSPECTUS OF rHg PROnIBIyIoSIsr


If any State deems the retail and informal trafhc
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idlencss vice, or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United states y
prevent il from regulating restraining the tranc
or from prohibiting it altogether II IL thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey.
(NN or before tho 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 HE FRO
HIBfTIoNiST."
IRIS SIzR-It will BIO printed double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, OF four columns 70
a page; and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter cquai NJ
least to that furnished by our largerssed daily Jour-
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcT--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibl
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 70 pre-
pare the minds of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpedioncy and Necessity and TO secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative or these
arguments and principles the paper will be Nattoat
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 70 see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State alter
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part IN TINS great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBiTIoHIsT Is estaD-
lished not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssITY-The existing Temperance jour
mails have little If any, circulation outside OF me Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The PRo-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose il is put at price SO low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inc0nsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
IT'S PRIcE.-one copy for one year 50 80
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $500 viii be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address VI III w
For 100 do. do. 70 %
No subscription received for less than one 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 abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
VIM. H. Burlegh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD 9. DELAVAN, President
Ezecutsve Committes.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John O. Cole, !. N. Wyckoff William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
10 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 Prohbtonist for year, aotthona
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2--df