Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-21
PROSPECTUS OF FHg PROHIBITIONIsT.

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce idoncss vice, debauchery, 500
nothing in the Constitution of the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic.
from prohibiting it altogether II thinks proper
Chicf Justice 1aney
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854 the Execu
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue tho first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF The FRO
HIBITIoNisT.n
IRIS SIzR.-It will BIO printed on 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 al
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails or to that of ordinary duodocimo volume OF
l50 pages
Irs 0BJEcT-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such Prohibition, by
showing its expedency and Necessity and TO secure,
by all the influence it may legitimately exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohbitory Laws whom OBJ
tanned.
Irs FrELD.-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 it's 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 alter
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
tion 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHBiTIosIsf Is estab-
lished not the organ Of a society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRy MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY-Thc existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little, If any circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
strcts them to the friends of tho cause The Pro-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation tinstcad Of
tracts) among tho Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low rs to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRIcE.-One copy for one year 50 80
Three, to one address, one year ! %
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $1.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address III w
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho 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 writers 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 BIO addressed to 0. Scovil, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should BIO directed to
Wm H. burlelgn, corresponding cecIetaIy
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Executive Commsttee--Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, ]. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, d. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
&c 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
viii send tho Prohibitionist for year, Ustoa
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
DO most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH