Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-24
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or TIE PROHIBIYIosISp.

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery L soc
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent ii from regulating restraining the traffic.
or from prohibiting IL altogether il II thinks proper
Chisf Justice 1aaey
ON or before the LIST of january 1854. tho Exeeu
~ tive Committee of the New York State TEMPER
rance Society will issue tho first number Of Month
iy Temperance Journal under the title Of THE Pro
HIBITioSIsT"
IRIS SIzE-It win be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages Of four columns to
page; and. excluding advertisements each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal nj
least to that furnished by daily Jour
mails, or to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
IRIS 0BJRcT.-To advocate the Cause of Temper-
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages To pre.
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all tho influence 1t may legitimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FlELD.-Dealing 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 see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till It becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBlrIosIsT is estab
lshed, not Ms the organ Of a society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
It's NEcEsslTY.-Th existing Temperance Jour
nails have little If any circulation outside Of the Tenn
perancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of the cause THF PRo-
HIBiTIoNTsT is designed for circulation (nstead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
TINS purpose u IS put at price so low TO enable
tho friends Of Temperance i'm every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsderablc expense
to place copy each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.--One copy for one year - 50 SO
Three, to one address, one year l 90
And for each additional four copies, s1Oo will DO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
Tor my my copies 20 ono address $Il 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every tho 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 writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to subscribers any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for tho paper, in relation to the
interests OF the cause generally should be directed
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Erecntspe Committee Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckoff, William
Richardson Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p
Stats Oliver Sc0vll
10 The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for one year sohou 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