Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-05
PROSPRCTuS Or YHR PROHIBIrIONIsT

IF any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citixens ana caicu
lated to produce dleness, vice. or dcbauchery, soc
nothing In the Constitution of the United States 10
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting 1t altogether ~ thinks proper
Chit Justice Ianey.
(lN or before the LIST Of January 1854, the Exocu-
~ tive Committee of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
y Temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT."
ITs SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages Of four columns to
q page and excluding advertisements zach number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our daily jour
nails or to that OF an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
Irs 0BJKcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpodiency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may egitimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Doaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be Nafsoaaf
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 1t becomes therecognsod policy Of the Ma
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part this great
work. and to this end The PRoHBiTIoNIsT IS estab-
lished, not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITy.--Thc 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-
HBITI0NIsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose 1t is put at price low ns to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.-Ono copy for one year 50 so
Three to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $lOO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For 100 do do 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money
The paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to tho
interests of the cause generally should be directed
VIM. II. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cioty EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Ezecufips Coanmittee.-H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John O. Cole I. N. Wyckof, 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 tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibtionist for year, aoithou
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending thor papers also, which would Of course
be most thankfully received. JAN 2-dH