Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE .PRoHIBIYIosIsT.

II any state deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious 70 its citizens, and calcu
lated TO produce idleness, yieo, debauchery,
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent it from regulating or restraining the traffic
or nom prohibiting i altogether il II thinks proper
Chief Juaiee Ianny.
nN or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Exeeu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number OF Month
ly Temperance journal, under the title of THE Pho
HIBIrIoRiST.M
irs II will be printed on n double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, OF four columns to
u page and excluding advertisements. each number
Will contain an amount OF reading matter equal ut
least To that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails, or TO that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
100 pages.
ITs OBJEcT--To advocate the Cause Of Temper.
ance 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 expectancy and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence il may egtimateiy exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs FiRLD.--Dcaling with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles tho paper will be NationM
IN ITS spirit IN ts scope In its purpose and, trust
It viii 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 il becomes the recognised policy Of the M
ton 1t il our ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end TIE PRoHBlTIoNIsT is cstab-
lished not as the organ OF society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssrTy.--The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little, II any circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause THR PRo
HIBTIoNTsT is designed for circulation (instead of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put Mt price low to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsidcrable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it,
IT'S PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year SO so
Three, to one address one year ! 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $lOO will BIO
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the 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 abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped and back numbers
can 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 or in relation to the
interests OF the cause generally should be directed
VIM. III. Burlsigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance So
| ciety EDWARD q. DELAVAN, President
EzecntiVo Committee Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole l. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar b Day, Hermon Camp, b. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovll
10 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 Prohibitionst for one year aoitow an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received Jan 2-df