Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-08
PROSPECTUS or rHR pRuaIBlglosIsr.

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcn
lated to produce dlencss, vice, debauchery, see
nothing in the Constitution of the United States to
prevent IT from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting It altogether thinks proper
Chie Justice Iaaiey
I'm or before the lst Of January, 1854 the Execu
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title Of The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT.n
Irs SIzE.It will be printed on a double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements each number
will contain nn amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, to that Of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcr-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohib-
tion of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds Of the masses for such Prohibition, by
showing its expedency and Necessity, and TO secure,
by all the influence il may legitimatey exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibtcry Laws when OBJ,
tanned
Irs FiELD--Dcaling with general principles with
arguments alike applicable 10 every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles the paper will BIO Nattonol
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 alter
State till il becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
ton It is our ambition to bear part in this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIBiTioFisT is estab-
shed, not the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
perancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends OF the cause THE Pro-
HIBITf0NIsT is designed for circulation tinstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to ro
ccye it.
ITs PRIcE-One copy for one year SO 90
Three, to one address, one year ! 90 90
Seven do do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.0O Will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies.
For ffty copies to ono address $lI 90
For 100 do. do. ~ OO
No subscription received for less than 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
Of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied 60 new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to Q. Scovill, Pub
Ishng Agent, Albany
COMMUNICATIONS for the paper. in relation to the
interests Of the causo generally should be directed to
Wm II. Burlsigh. Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So-
ciety: EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President
Eascmirs COMMITTEE. Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
IL. Walworth, John o. Cole, !. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hormon Camp, B. r.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
IT, The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request, we
viii send the Prohibtionst for year, oifosa an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also, which would Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2--dt