Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-08
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or YHg PRonIBIrIOsIsr.

III any State deems the retail and internal trafic
IN ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens ana cacu-
lated to produce idlencss vice. or debauchery SEQ
nothing IN the Constitution Of tho United States 70
prevent il from regulating or restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting It altogether II i thinks proper
Chif Jnsfics Ianey.
ON or before the LIST of January 1854, tho Execu-
~ tive Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
" temperance journal under the title OF The FRO
HIBITloNlsT.n
IRIS SIzR.--It win be printed a double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
u page; and excluding advertiser each number
will contain nm amount of reading matter equal nj
least TO that furnished by larger daily jour
nails, or TO that Of ordinary duodecno volume OF
$50 pages.
IRIS OBJEcr--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
ton OF the Trafc in Intoxicating Beverages, 70 pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expedcncy and Necessity, and TO secure
by all the influence il may legtmately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
ITs FrELD.--Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every communty where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles the paper will be f1tonaf
IN It's spirit in its scope in It's purpose anu We uusI'
il will BIO National in its circulation and influence.
Such IS our aim and expectation. We desire 10 see
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till It becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton IS our ambition to bear part IN TINS great
work, and TO this end The PRoHiBtTIoNIsT is estab-
lshed, not the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REroRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssITY.--Th existing Temperance jour
nails have little If any circulation outside Of the Tenn
peranee Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause TIE PRo.
niBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation Qnstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose y is put at price 50 low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an incensiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRrcE.-One copy for one year 50 50
Three, to one address, one year J 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $lOO will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address S IL oo
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper viii be under the general direction OF
the Executive COMMITTEES, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not fcw Of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout tho Union
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to nov subscribers at 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 III. Burlcigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Exeeutipe Comp,itfee- Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth. John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, j. r.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
10 Tho Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, We
will send the Prohib:tonist for year, Dithout
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf