Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-12
PROSPECTUS or THE PRoTIBIrIoSIST.


r. any State deems the retail aud internal traffic
~ ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caieu
lated TO produce idencss. vice. dehauchery, soc
nothing Ia the Constitution OF tho United States 10
prevent 4 from regulating restraining the traffic
Or from prohibiting il altogether II il thinks proper
ChtJ Insure Ianfy
an or before the lat Of January, 1854 the Execu.
~ tive COMMITTEES Of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
~ Temperance Journal under the title Of THs pno
HiRlrIoNiSr
lrs SIZE 1t will be printed on n double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages of four columns to-
pagef and excluding advertise mcnts, each number
VIII contain mn amount al reading matter equal at
least TO that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, or 70 that OF an ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages.
Irs OHJEcr.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally, and especially tho Legislative Prohbi-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages To pre-
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition, by
showing its expcdiency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may egitimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when oh
tanned
lTs FiELD.-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments apd principles the paper will be NatioaoI
in its spirit in its scope, in its purpose and we trust
II will be National in its circulation and influence.
Such y 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. IL il ambition to bear part In this great
work, and to this end TaE PRouBirIoHisT is estab,
lished not rs The organ OF society merely, but Of
GREAT REf arORi MOVEMENT.
ITs EcEsslTN.The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little il any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
porance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause THs PRo-
HiBIrioNISr is designed for circulation (instead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose il is put Mt price low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an uncomfortable expense
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceye il.
lrs Palestine copy for one year so SO
Three, to one address one year 90
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, s. 90 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to address Sll 90
For lOO do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one wear
and in cyery the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Thespaper 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 writer's in the Temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to O. Scoyill, Pub.
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM ii Burleigh Corresponding Secretary
In behalf OF the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN President
Eaecatire Committse-H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
II. Walworth, John Q. Cole, l. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b p
Stats Oliver Scovill
&C. The 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 Prohibitonist for one year wifhot an
exchange, unless they choose add TO our obligation
by sending their papers Also which would Of course
be most thankfully received Jan 2-dtf