Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-04
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS oP rHr pROHIBIrIoSISY

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and caicn
lated 70 produce dleness vice, or debauchory, see
nothing In the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic
or rom prohibiting it altogether II u thinks proper
Chief Justice fancy.
ON or before the LIST of january, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal under the title Of TnE PRO
HIBITIONiST.n
ITs SIzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns to
a page; and, excluding advertisements each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal al
least to that furnished by daily jour-
nails, or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJEcTs--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohbi-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedency and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence il may legtimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs FIELD.--D 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 DC Vafiona
IN It's spirit in its scope IN It's purpose anu 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 il becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton II Is our ambition to bear part IN hs great
work, and to this end The PRoHiBiTioSsT IL estab-
shed, not tho organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssiTy--The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside OF the lem
peranco Ranks. Their price almost necessarily rc-
stricts thom to the friends of the cause The Fro
HIBiTIoNisT is designed for circulation instead OF
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put MT price so low as 70 enable
tho friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to rc-
ceiye it.
Irs PRrcs.--One copy for one year so 90
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $lO0 Will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address 81 W
For 100 do. do. 70 w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every 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 abes
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
Vim. III. Bureigh. Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State temperance So
ciety EDWARD q. DELAVAN, President
Executive Cou,miffee--Honry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth John O. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, B. 7.
Stats, Oliver Scovil.
10 Tho COMMITTEES request all editors in tho uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year, acithom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would, of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-du