Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12
PROSPECTUS OF Tng PROnlBIYIoSISq

eff any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idlencss vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffc,
from prohibiting it altogether If ID thinks proper
Chig Justice Ianey.
nN 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 a Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoHlST.n
IRIS SIzE-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns To
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
viii contain amount of reading matter equal MT
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour-
nails, or to that of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEoT-To advocate tho Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibit
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds of the masse for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence ii may legtimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
IRIS FiELD.--Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho traffic exists and with facts illustrative of those
arguments and principles the paper will BIO Nattona
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose and, we trust
it will be National in its circulation md influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to SEQ
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
work, and to this end The PRoHIBrIoEIsT is estab-
lished not tho organ of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssITY--The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause. The Pro-
HIBITIoNlsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts among tho indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose it is put Mt price low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsidcrabic expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceivc it,
IRIS PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year so so
Three, to one address one year GO
Seven do do. 90
And for each additional four copies, 500 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address 81 81 40
No subscription received for less than year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stercotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should DO addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to tho
interests OF the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. IL Burlogh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President
Ezecuiire Committee.-Hcnry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. =.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
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 Prohbitonist for year, acitom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course,
BIO most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf