Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-17
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Prospectus OF Yng PROHIvIYIONIsr.

If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
Ia ardent spirits Injurious TO its citizens and calcu-
lated TO produce idenoss, vice. or debauchery, 500
nothing In the Constitution OF the United States 70
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting it altogether. II u thinks proper
Chief Justice Iaaey
ON or before the LIST of january, 1854, tho Execu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue tho first number OF Month
" temperance Journal under the title OF The Pro
HIBiTIoEIsT.o
IRIS SIzR--It win BIO printed double medium
shoot, making eight quarto pages OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements zach number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal NJ
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour-
nails to that of an ordinary dnodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs OBJECr--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
nncc generally and especially the Legislative Prohb
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition, by
showing its cxpodicncy and Necessity and TO secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FlRLD-Dcalng with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be NafioHu
in its spirit in its scope, in It's purpose and we trust
1t will be National in its circulation and influence
Such IL our aim and expectation We dosire to 500
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till II becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton. 1t is our ambition to bear a part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBiToN1sT IS estab-
Iished not the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT RKroRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcxssITY.--The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside Of the lem
pcrance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the The PRo
uBITioNisr is designed for circulation Qnstead Of
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose il is put at price so low rs to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action md at an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRIoE-One copy for one year 80 SO
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l0O win BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address 81 W
For 100 do do. ~ 90
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
Of literary aid from not fcw OF the abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
bo supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. ii. Buriclgh, corresponding secretary
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President.
Eaeeutipe Commifa.-H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Horizon Camp, B. p.
Stats Oliver ScOvii.
u 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
viii send the Prohibitionist for year, acout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would, of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf