Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-21
PROSPECTUS or The PgoHIBITIOsIsr

.If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and calcu
lated to produce idlencss, vice. or debauchery SEQ
nothing in the Constitution OF the United States to
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting it altogether II II thinks proper
Cliff Justice 1a'isy-
(lN or before the LIST OF January, 1854 the Execu
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
rance Society will issue the first number OF Month
ly temperance Journal, under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoSIsTp
IRIS SIzE--It will be printed on . double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
a page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal mt
least to that furnished by larger daily jour-
mails, or to that Of an ordinary dnodecmo volume OF
$50 pages.
Irs 0BJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
generally and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition, by
showing its expedicncy and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence it may legitimatey exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibtory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Dcaling 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 DO NafsonM
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 aftor
State till it becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
ton. 1t is ambition to bear part In this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlrIoNIsT is estab-
lshcd, not rs the organ OF society merely, but Of
| GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
| IRIS NEcESsITY.--Th existing Temperance jour
mails have little if any circulation outside OF tho Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily
strcts them to tho friends Of the cause. The Pro
HrBITIoNlsT is designed for circulation Gnstead OF
| tracts among tho indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put Mt price so low as to enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and Mt an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ccve it.
IT'S PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do. do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, 800 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address 81 W
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be,pnder the general direction of
the Executive Comm7t4eo, who have received ample
assurances Of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
DO supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to Q. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper, in relation to the
interests Of the cause generally should be directed
Vim. ii. Burleigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
cicty. EDWARD @. DELAVAN, President
Eaecaetiue Comnsittee.-H Horny Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, /. N. Wyckof William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp b. P.
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
II The Committee request oil editors in tho Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send tho Prohibitionist for year, iOithoa an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dtf