Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-24
PROSPECTUS or THs pRoHIBlYIONIsT.

aIf any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and calcu-
lated to produce idencss' vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in tho Constitution OF the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the trafc,
or from prohibiting Il altogether II IT thinks proper
ChiJ Justice Ianey.
nN or before the 1st Of january, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
Society viii issue the first number OF Month
y mperance Journal, under tho title OF i THE PRo
HiBITIoEIsT.n
Irs SIzE.--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quart0 pages OF four columns TO
page and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our larger daily jour
nails or to that OF nm ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages
ITs OpJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pro
pare tho minds Of tho for such Prohibition BY
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and TO secure
by M tho influence 1t may legitnateay exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FiELD.-Dealing with general principles. with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, the paper will be N0tiosaaf
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 SEQ
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 PRoHBlTIosIsT is estab-
lished not the organ of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEsslTY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have lite if any circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts 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 it Is put at price low MS to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsderable expense,
to place copy each family that will consent to re-
ceive 1t.
Three, to ono address, year 90
Sevon do. do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies 800 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
ror my my copies 20 ono aaaress 91n % ~ ~
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
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
throughout the Union.
can be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. scovil, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
Executive COMMITTEE Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. n Wyckof, William
Richardson Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovin
10 The Committee request all editors In the Uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send tho Prohibitionist for year. acifom an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most Thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf