Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-11
PROSPECTUS or THE pRoHIBIYIoNIsr.

II any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu-
lated TO produce idleness, vice, debauchery soc
nothing IN the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent II from regulating restraining the traffic
or nom prohibiting 1t altogether il il thinks proper
CHIEF Justice Iaaey.
I'm or before the lst Of January 1854 the Execu-
~ tive Committee of the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number of Month
HIBlTIoEIsTn
ITs SIzE-It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight qnarto pages of four columns to
a page and, excluding advertisements each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal at
Toast to that furnished by daily jour
mails, or to that Of ordinary duodecimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcT.-To advocate the Cause of Temper
anco generally, and especially the Legislative Prohbi
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pro-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing IT'D oxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
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
1t will be National in its circulation and influence
Such Is our aim and expectation. We desire to sec
tho Principle OF Prohibition established in State after
State, till it becomes the recognised policy Of tho Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part in this groat
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBlTIoNIsT is cstab-
shed, not as the organ OF society merely, but Of
GREAT RRFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITS NECESsITY.-The existing Temperance Jour-
mails have little if any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
perancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts Thorn to the friends Of the cause THE Pro
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation instcad of
tracts among the indifferent and tho 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 ut an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it,
Irs PRIcE.-One copy for one year 80 so
Three to one address, one year | 90
And for each additional four copies, $1OO win be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $11 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 not few of the ablest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can DO supplied to now subscribers at any timo during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill Pub
fishing Agent Albany.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the generally should DO directed
VIM. II. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety: EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President.
EaecutiUe Comnaittee.-Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckoff, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovi
0% 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 aofhout an
exchange, unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also which would, of course
BIO most thankfully received Jan. 2-dtf