Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-06
PRoSPECruS or YuR PR0nIBIYIONIsr

If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and calcn-
lated produce ideness, vice, or debauchery, SEQ
nothing in the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic
or from prohibiting 1t altogether II II thinks proper
Chief Justice Ianey.
I'm or before the LIST of January, 1854, the Exocu-
~ tive Committee Of tho New York State Temper
Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly Temperance Journal, under the title OF f" THE FRO
HIBITIoHisT.n
IRIS SIzR--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quart0 pages, OF four columns TO
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal ut
least TO that furnished by our larger daily jour
mails or TO that OF an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
100 pages.
ITs 0nJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpedency and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
IRIS FIELD-Doaling 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 Nattonaf
in its spirit in its scope in it's purpose, and we trust
it will DO National in its circulation and influence.
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to see
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes tho recognised policy Of the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and TO this end TIE PRoHIB,TIoNIsT is estab-
lished, not AS the organ OF society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little il any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
sricts them TO the friends Of tho canse. The Pko-
HBiTIoNIsT is designed for circulation (nstcad Of
tracts) among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price low to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district ny
combined action and at an inconsderable expense,
10 sIxrth atf captf m
ceive it,
ITs PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year 90
Ana ..,h Seven 40 DO q 90 win
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address ST. 90
For 100 do. do. ~ %
No subscription received for less than one year.
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper will be under The general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few Of the abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stercotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied to now subscribers ut any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
COMMUNICATIONS for tho paper or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. III. Burlegh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
cioty: EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Eaecutfpe Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
ii. Walworth, John O. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hormon Camp, b. p.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
Uy- 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,
will send the Prohibitonist for year, acatoM
exchange, unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dH