Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-10
PROSPECTUS OF the pRoHIBITloslsr.

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caicu-
lated to produce iulenoss vice, debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution of the United states 70
prevent 1t from regulating restraining the tramc.
from prohibiting 1t altogether II i thinks proper
Chisf Jusfiee 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 Month
y temperance Journal, under the title OF fHE FRO
HIBITIoNIsT."
Irs SIzK--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
n page and excluding advertisements, each number
win contain mn amount Of reading matter equal at
least TO that furnished by our larger sized daily Jour-
nails, or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs OBJEcr-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
tion Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expediency and Necessity, and to secure
by all tho Influence it may legitimateiy exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tained.
Irs FIELD Dealing with general principles, with
arguments ake applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be Naf'on
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
tion. 1t is ambition TO bear part IN this great
work. and to this end The PRoHiBlTIoNIsT IS estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssiTy.-The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little If any, circulation outside OF the Tom-
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the TIE Pro
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as TO enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school District by
inad ntio md mt n n eyDcnSe
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year so 80
Three, to one address, one year ! %
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 one address Sid w
For 100 do. DO. ~ w
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 abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotypcd and back numbers
can be supplied to 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 generally should be directed to
w m H. burlolgn, Corresponding cocIothy
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Execafipe mn,itfee-Honry Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckoff, William
Richardson. Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp B. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovill
~ Tho 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. scithom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papors also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-du