Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-15
PROSPECTUS OF THE PRoHlpIYloxIsr.

"If auv State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu-
lated to produce ideness, vice, or debauchery, soc
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States 70
prevent it from regulating restraining the rafc
from prohibiting it altogether II 1t thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey.
ON or before the lst Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoSIsT."
IRIS SIzE--It will be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount OF reading matter equal NJ
least to that furnished by our largers daily jour-
mails, to that Of IN ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs ODJEcT-To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds OF the for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence it may legitmatcIy exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho 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. Wo desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy of the Ma
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part III this great
work. and to this end The PRoHBiTIoNisT is estab-
lished not the organ Of a society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssiTy.-The existing Temperance jour
mails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
pcrance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of tho cause The PRo-
HBITIoNIsT 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 every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive It.
Irs PRrcE-one copy for one year so so
Three, to ono address, one year ! ! % %
And for each additional four copies $I.oo will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do do. ~ w
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
tho money
the Executive Committee who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not few of the ables
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
can bc supplied to subscribers ut any time during
the year. :,
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, or 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 Q. DELAVAN, President.
Exec,airv Commitfee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. WaIworth, John 0. Cole, I. ~ Wyckoff, William
Richardson. Edgar D. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. P.
Staats Oliver Scovl
U- 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 Prohibitionist for year. sofom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would, OF course
he uost thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf