Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-09
PROSPECTUS OF THE pROHlBIrIosIsr.

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizons, and cacu-
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery see
nothing In the Constitution of the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting IT altogether II It thinks proper
Chit Justice 1aaey.
nN or before the list Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
lyremperance Journal, under the title Of The PRo
HIBITIoNlsT."
Irs SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
shoet making eight quarto pages of four columns tp
page; and, excluding g-advertisemcnts each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by daily jour
nals or to that of nm ordinary duodecimo volume OF
l50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally, and especially the Legislative Prohbi-
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare tho minds Of tho for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert the
vigorous enforcement OF Prohibitory Laws when OH
tained
ITs FIELD.-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 be N0fsonal
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 the Ma
work and to this end The PRoHIBirioNIsr is estab-
lshed not MS the organ Of society merely, but of
GREAT REFoRMAroRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssIrY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little il any, circulation outside OF the Ten
pcrance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of tho cause. The PRo
mlBITloNIsT is designed for circulation (instead of
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district, by
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
cevo 1t.
Three, to one address, one year oo
Seven do do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.00 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address ga aa oo oo
No subscription received for less than one 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
assurances of literary aid from not few of the abes
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can bo supplied to new subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD q. DELAVAN, PRESIDENT.
E1seutive Committee.-H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N Wyckoff, William
Richardson Edgar d. Day, Hermon Camp, B. r.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
ny- The Committee 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 Prohibitionst for year nsfhout an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
Ia most Thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf