Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13
PROSPECTUS or YHR PROHIBIVIoNIsr.

AFT anv State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idlenoss vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in tho Constitution of the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the trafc,
from prohibiting it altogether IL II thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey.
nN or before the 1st of January 1854, the Execu-
" tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF THE Pro
HIBITIoNIsT"
Irs SIzE--It will bo printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quar0 pages, Of four columns 70
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
win contain nm amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by daily jour-
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0DJEcT.--To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expodicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimatcly exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs Dealing 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 National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and, we trust
il 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 aftey
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
work and to this end The PRouIBrrIoNIsT is estab-
shed not as the organ Of a society merely but of
GREAT REFoRMAT0RY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssITy.-Thc existing Temperance Jour
nails have little IL any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
poranco Ranks. Their prico almost necessarily re-
stricts them the friends of the cause. The Pro-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation INSTEAD OF
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put ut price so low rs to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to ro-
ccye it..
Irs PRIcE.-ono copy for one year 50 90 80
Three, to one address, one year | W
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.OO will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $1a aa oo oo
For 100 do. do. ~ 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 <eccived ample
assurances of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
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 tho paper in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. IL. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD q. DELAVAN, President
Executive Commiffe.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N. Wyckof William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
ny The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to- give the above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionist for year, cithom an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
bo most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH