Daily national era., 1854-06-08
PROSPECTUS OF rHs PRoHIBIYIoSlsY

If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cacu-
lated to produce idencss, vice, or debauchery see
nothing in the Constitution OF tho United States 20
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic,
from prohibiting it altogether II 1t thinks proper
Chief Justice Iansy,
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Execu-
Y tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF THk Pao
HIBITIoEIsT.o
ITs SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
n page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter eqnni nj
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
nails, or to that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcr.-To advocate the Cause of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohbi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare the minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpedency and Necessity, and to secure
by oil the influence 1t may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD-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 bo Nt0i1l
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and 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 1t becomes tho recognised policy of the Ma
tion. II il ambition to bear part III this great
work. and to this end THE PRoHIBiTioNlsT Is estab-
lished not tho organ OF society merely, but of a
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssITy.-Tho existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside OF tho Tenn
pcrance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause. The PRo-
HBlTIoNIsT is designed for circulation (nstead oi
tracts among tho Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
the friends OF temperance in every school district by
combined action and mt an inconsidcrablc expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it,
ITs PRIoE.--Onc copy for ono year SO SO
Three, to one address, ono year ! w
Seven do do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to address $ll 90
For 100 do. do ~ W
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must bo accompanied by
the money,
the Executive Committee who have received ample
assurances of literary aid not fcw Of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stercotyped and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or in relation to tho
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. H. Burloigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN President
E1ecutive Commatfee.---l Horny Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. WyckoG. William
Richardson Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp b. p.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
Uy- 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 tho Prohbtonist for year, acithon 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-du