Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-05
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Prospectus or THR PRoaIBIYIOsIsr


II any State deems the retail and informal traffic
Ia ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and caleu-
lated TO produce idIeness, vice, or debauchery see
nothing In the Constitution OF the United States 10
prevent 1T from regulating restraining the raihc
or from prohibiting Il altogether If il thinks proper
Chit .jnascs Taasy
ON or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
lyTemperanee Journal, under the title OF THE pho
HIBITIoNlsT.o
FRS SIzR--It win be printed on a double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertise ments, each number
viii contain nm amount of reading matter equal ~
least TO that furnished by our larger-szed daily jour-
nails or TO that of an ordinary duodecmo volume oil
$50 pages.
IRIS OBJEor.--To advocate the Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative frohio-
ton OF the Traffic In Intoxicating Beverages 10 pro-
pare tho minds of the for such Prohihiuon by
showing its oxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all tho influence 1t may legitilnately exert the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs 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 Nafto"f
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, anu we trust
il will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to see
the Principle Of Prohibition established in State alter
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy Of the Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBiTIosIsT is estab-
lished, not AZ the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REPoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssfTy.-The existing Temperance Jour
nails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the THk PRo-
mBITioNIsT is designed for circulation INSTEAD OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put ut price so low as TO enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
md nj tngn poll darn a N
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceiye it.
Irs PRucE.-one copy for one year 50 SO
Three, to one address one year ! 90
Aud for each additional four copies, slOo viii 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 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
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
Ali orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Comm uncations for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
Wm IL. Burlelgh, corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. pELAVAN, President
Executive CO0,n,itfse--Honry Mandeyie, Reuben
H. Walworth John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovil.
10 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
ted States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request,
will send the Prohibitionist for year, mtouf
exchange unless they choose to add TO obligation
by sending their papers Also which would Of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-d6