Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-26
PROSPECTUS or THE PRoBIBITIoSlsT


{" If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce iaencss, vice, or debaucheTy sec
nothing in the Constitution of the United states 10
prevent ii from regulating restraining the ramc
from prohibiting 1t altogether il II thinks proper
Chief Justice Taaey.
(lN or before the lat OF january 1854 the Execu-
~ two Committee of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Montn
ly Temperance Journal under the title Of The PRO
HIBrTIoNlsT."
ITs SIzE--It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
pagei and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount of reading matter equal az
least to that furnished by larger daily jour
mails, to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
Gnco generally and especially the Legislative ProhiD-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds OF the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpcdiency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FrELD.-Deaing 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 DO Nafsonaf
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
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBiTIoNIsT ID estab-
lshed, not MS the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.--The existing temperance jour
mails 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-
HIDITIoNIsT is designed for circulation linstead Of
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price SO low rs to enable
tho friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an Uncomfortable expense,
to place copyin each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
IT'S PRIcE.-One copy for ono year SO so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do: do, 2 90
And for each additional four copies, Sl.00 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address Sll 10
For 100 do. do. 70 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
assurances of literary aid from not few OF the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. 4; Burloigh, Corresponding Secretary :.
IN Deudll Ol bno NEW 1oIh Cthbo 1ctupcIbuCo Do-
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Eaecutive Comnsitns-Hcnry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John O. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
20 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 Prohibitonist for year. scithom
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dH