Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-26
PROSPECTUS or TIE PR0nIBIYIONIsr,

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce dlcncss, vice. or debauchery, SEQ
nothing in the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent il from regulating restraining the traffic,
from prohibiting it altogether ft thinks proper
Chief Justice 1aney
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854 tho Execu
~ tive COMMITTEES Of the New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal under the title Of The Pro
HIBITIoSisT."
Irs SIzR.--It will be printed on n double medium
sheet making eight qunrto pages OF four columns to
a page and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain nm amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger daily jour
nails to that Of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages
Irs OBJEcT.--To advocate the Canse Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
tion of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, TO pre-
pare the minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing its expedency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert. tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.--Dcalng 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 Nati0n0t
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose, and we trust
it win be National in its circulation and influence.
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to SEQ
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
III Is our ambtlOn 10 pear part IN lnls Brcht
work. and to this end The PRoHiBlTIoNIsT is estab-
lishcd not MS the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT RRFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NECESSITY existing Temperance Jour
mails have little, if any circulation outside ofthe Tem-
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the The Pro
HiBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation Gnstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put at price so low ms to enabe
the friends of Temperance every school district by
ou,hi inada Mt an ipeo
place copy in each family That will consent to re-
ccivc It,
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $lO0 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do do 70 90
No subscription received for less than 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 few OF the ablest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
Ali orders should be addressed to o. Scovill Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
I'm. Ill. Bureigh Corresponding Secretary
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance So
cety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Eaecmive Comu,stfee-He Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
III Walworth John 0. Cole, L. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
uy- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request we
will send tho Prohibitionist for year, wittom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would, Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH