Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-28
PROSPECTUS or THE PROHIBIYloSIST,

"If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu-
lated to produce ideness, vice, or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution Of tho United States TO
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting it altogether II i thinks proper
Chisf Justice Iamey,
nN or before the 1st Of January, 1854, tho 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
HIBTIoNIsT."
ITs SIzE,--It will bc printed on q double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
a page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our daily jour-
nails or to that Of an ordinary duodocmo volume Of
l50 pages.
ITs 0nJEcr--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohihi-
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of tho masses for such Prohibition by
showing its expedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legtimatcly exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ.
tained.
Irs FIELD --Dealing 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 National
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 soc
Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy of tho Ma
tion. 1t is ambition to bear part this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlTIosIsT is estab-
lished not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.--The existing Temperance Jour-
nails have ttle If any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
porance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to tho friends of tho The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation nstead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low ms to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.-0ne copy for one year 50 so
Three to one address, ono year 90
Seven do do 90
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one 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
assurances Of literary aid from not few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM H. Bureigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD c. DELAyAN, President
Ezeeutipe Comn,ifee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, b. p
Staats Oliver Scovin.
Gy- The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in theiI
columns. To all who comply with this request, WI
will send the Prohibtionist for year, Withom
exchange unless they choose to add TO obligation
by sending their papers Also which would Of course
he most Thankfully received. Jan. 2-dn