Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-27
PROSPECTUS OF THE PROHIBITIONlsT.

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"If any State deems the retail and internal trafic
in ardent spirits injurious its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce idlenoss, vice, or debauchery sec
nothing in the Constitution of the United States 70
prevent II from regulating restraining the trac
from prohibiting it altogether thinks proper
Chisf .Jmstice 1aney
nN or before the lst of January, 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF tho New YORK o1a.e nppsh
rance Society will issue the first number OF month
ly temperance journal under the title Of THE FRO
HIBlTIoNlsT." \.
Irs SrzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns y
. page and excluding advertisements, each NUMBER
win contain an amount Of reading matter equal ~
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume 81
160 pages m.
ance generally and especially the Legislative Proho-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beyerages 70 pre-
pare ths minds of the masses for such ~
showing it's expediency and Necessity ana 10 secure
by all the influence it may legitmately exert, inc
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned. "
Irs FIELD -I,ealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community wnero
tho 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 10 see
the Principle OF Prohibition established 10 ote aIer
tion 1t is ambition to bear part IN TINS great
work and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT Is estab-
lished not as the organ Of society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IT'S NRcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside fthe Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to tho friends of the cause The FRO.
HIBITioNIsT is designed for circulation unstead OF
tracts among the indifferent and the nos.le. I r1r
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
tho friends Of Temperance in every school district py
combined action and at an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent TO re-
ceive it. y
Irs PRIcE.-One copy for one year 80 30
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies I,
For fifty copies to ono address 81 w
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 abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new 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
interests OF the cause generaiiy, snOuu DO uocOu "
| VIM H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD U. DkLAvAN, PRESIDENT
Executive Commitfee Henry Mandeville Reuben
/ H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, I. N Wyckof, William
Richardson Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp B.
| Staats Oliver Scovill.
~ The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in theil
| columns. To al who comply with this request, We
will send the Prohibitionst for one year. scithont ar
| olA A. nhl
by sending their papers also, which would of course
| be most thankfully received. Jan. z-du