Daily national era., 1854-01-09
PROSPECTUS OF THE pROHIDIYIOSIsr.

!" II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
~ ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
iatea 70 produce idleness, vice, dobauchery see
nothing IN the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent u from regulating restraining the traffic
or rom prohibiting u altogether il IL thinks proper
Chit Justice Ianey
4 Nm or before the lst Of January. 1854 the Exeeu
~ i've Committee OF tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
~ Temperance Journal under the title of The PRo
HIBITIoNIsTn
Irs sIzG-It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
page ana, excluding advertisements. each number
VIII contain an amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by larger daily our
$50 pages. =
It's oBJEcr.-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohihi-
tion OF the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages 10 pre
pare the minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing It's expediency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence il may legitinatey exert the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITS FlELD.-Dealng with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho tfaffc exists and with facts illustrative Of these
arguments and principles, the paper will be Nofional
IN Its spirit in its scope in its purpose and we trust
II will be National in its circulation and influence
such ~ our aim and expectation. We desire to see
the Principle OF Prohibition established in State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy of the Nm
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part in this great
work and to this end The oHIBlTIoNIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ Of society merely, but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
Irs NEcEssrrY.--The existing Temperance Jour.
mails have little if any circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends of the cause THE PRo-
HBITioNisT Is designed for circulation lnstead Of
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price 80 low as 10 enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsderabIe expense,
to place copyin each family that will consent to re-
ceiye it,
IT'S PRlcE.-0ne copy for one year 80 SO
Three, to one address, one year ] 90
Seven do. do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.OO will be
ADDED ior any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address S11 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
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 few Of the abes
ana 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 any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. scoviIl, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests OF the generally should BIO directed to
Wn. Il; Barsigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In pehaiI OF tho New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD O. DELAVAN Presidcnt
Erecaetive Committes.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
III Walworth John 0. Cole l. N Wyckoff, William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp b. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovil
UZ The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
tod States to give the above one insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request, we
will send the Prohibitionst for one year ciflout 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-dtf