Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-11
PROSPECTUS OF THE PROHIBIYlosIsT.

"If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery soc
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States 70
prevent il from regulating restraining the traihc
from prohibiting it altogether II it thinks proper
Chisf Jastics Iaaey.
nN or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee Of tho Now York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF frHE Pao
HIBITIoNisT.n
ITs SIzE.--It will be printed on double medium
Sheet making eight quarto pages OF four columns to
o page; and excluding advertisements each number
will contain amount of reading matter equal ut
least TO that furnished by daily jour-
mails, to that Of an ordinary dnodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0DJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi-
tion Of the Traffic in Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds OF the masses for such Prohibition. by
showing its cxpedsncy and Necessity, and TO secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
,tained
ITs FIELD.-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments like applicable to every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles tho paper will bo National
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 see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton 1t ia ambition to bear part IN this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIRiTIoNIsr is estab-
lshod, not the organ Of society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
Irs NEcEssfTy.-The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little if any circulation outside OF tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The FRO
HiBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
the friends Of Temperance In every school district by
combined action and at IN inconsiderablo expense,
to placc copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceve it.
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year 50 so
Three, to ono address, one year 90
Seven do do 100
And for each additional four copies, $10O will BIO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies. do
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 20
For 100 do. do. 20 %
No subscription received for less than ono year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper viii be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee. who have received ample
of literary aid from not few OF the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotypsd, and back numbers
can be supplied subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scoyill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
interests of the generally should be directed to
Wm H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD Q. DELAVAN, President
Executive Commstfee.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H WaI~orth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar D. Day, Hermon Comp, b. r
Staats Oliver Scovill.
~ 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
viii send the Prohbtionist for year, wifhoaa an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sendng their papors also, which would Of course
be most Thankfully received. Jan 2-dH