Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-01
PROSPECTUS OF THE pRoHIBlYIoNIsY.

"If any State deems the retail and internal trafdc
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and calcu
lated to produce idleness vice, or debauehery SEQ
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States 10
prevent ii from regulating restraining the rahc,
or from prohibiting 1t altogether II it thinks proper
chit Justice fancy.
nN or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
" tive Committee OF the New York State Temper
rance Society viii issue the first number Of Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBIToNsT."
ITs SIzE.--It will BIO printed on double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages Of four columns 70
a page; and excluding advertisements, each number
will contain amount Of reading matter equal NJ
least to that furnished by our daily jour
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecno volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0DyEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohlpi-
ton of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-,
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expedcncy and Necessity and to secure,
by all the influence il may legitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
It's FIELD.--DeaIing 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 Nahomaf
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 We desire to see
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
y
work, and to this end THE PRoHIBrioNIsT Is estab-
lished not the organ Of society merely, but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT
IRIS NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF tho lem
perance Ranks Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause. The Pro-
HIBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instcad OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price SO low Us to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderable 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 one address, one year 90
Seven do. do. 90
And for each additional four copies, $1oo will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address $l1 90 (
For 100 do do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than 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
of literary aid from not fow Of the abest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped and back numbers
be supplied to new subscribers at any time 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 be directed to
VIM. H. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Ezecassps COMMITTEE Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hermon Camp, b. P.
Stats, Oliver Scoyill.
70 The Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send tho Prohibtionist for year, aoithoat an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would Of course
DO most Thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf