Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-13
PROSPECTUS OF rus paoHIDIrIosIsT

"If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery soc
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent il from regulating or restraining the traihc,
or from prohibiting it altogether If 1t thinks proper
Chtsf Justice Ianey.
nN or before the LIST of January 1854, the Execu-
\ two Committee of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal, under tho title OF I" The Pro
HIBITIoSisT.'
Irs SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pagcs OF four columns TO
page and excluding advertisements, zach number
will contain amount of reading matter cquai ~
least to that furnished by our argerszed daily jour
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume %
l50 pages
IRIS 0BJKcT--To advocate the Cause of Temper
anco generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
ton of the Traffic inIntoxcating Beverages to pro-
pare tho minds OF the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity, and to secure
by all tho influence it may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IT'S FiELp--Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the 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 sec
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till il becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and to this end THE PRoHIRTlosIsr is estab-
lishcd not the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMArORY MOVEMENT
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF Tom
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro
HlBlTloNIsT is designed for circulation Qnstead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price so low rs 70 enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school dstrct by
combined action and Mt uncomfortable EXPENSE
to plane each family that VIII consent 10
ceive it.
IT'S PRIcE.-Ono copy for ono year 80 90
Three, to one address, ono year ! 90
Seven do. do. 10
And for zach additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $11 90
For 100 do do. w w
No subscription received for less than ono year
tho money
Tho paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committed who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few OF the abest
and most eminent writers i'll 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 be addressed to O. Scovin, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should DO directed to
WIN. Ill. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
cioty EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Execative Con,nlitfee.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole l. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, llermon Camp u. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
~ 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 one year, acafhoM an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH