Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-19
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS OF THG PROHIBIrIOsIsr

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its ctizcns, and cacu
lated to produce idleness vice, or debauchery see
nothing IN the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic,
or rom prohibiting II altogether II thinks proper
CHIT Justice 1aney.
nN or before the lst Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoHisTn
Irs SrzE--It will be printed on a double medium
Sheet making eight quaro pages, of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
Will contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least 70 that furnished by our daily jour-
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodecmo volume Of
$50 pages.
IRIS OBJEcT.-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 Prohibiton by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by nil the influence il may legitmatoly exert, tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FIELD.--Dcaling 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 its 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 after
State till It becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
ton. 1t ia ambition to boar part IN this great
work. and TO this end The PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT RRFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.--The existing Temperance jour
mails have little II any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
porance Ranks Their price almost necessarily
stricts them to the friends of tho The Pho
HBITIoNlsr is designed for circulation Qnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose u is put ut price so low as to enable
the friends OF temperance in every school district by
us.lnruN In
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it.
ITs PRlcE.--Ono copy for one year so 80
Three to one address, one year ] 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $lOO win BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
For 100 do do. ~ 90
No subscription received for less than ono year,
and in every case 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 few of the abes
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers Mt amy time during
the year.
Ali 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 ii. Bureigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD c. DELAVAN, President.
Enecmipa Committee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth John O. Cole, l. 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 Prohibitionst for year, aoithom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course,
he most tn thankfully received jan Diff