Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-27
PROSPECTUS OF YHR PROHIBIYI0sIsF.


off any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu-
lated to produce idlencss vice, debauchery soc
nothing In the Constitution Of tho United States TO
prevent it from regulating or restraining the trai1c
or from prohibiting it altogether, If it thinks proper
Chit Justice 1aAey.
nN 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
MBITIoEisTp
Irs SlzE-It will BIO printed on a double medium
Sheet making eight quaro pages of four columns to
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
will contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least to that furnished by our largerszed daily jour
mails, or to that of an ordinary duodocimo volume OF
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcT-To advocate the Cause of Temper
generally and especially tho Legislative Prohibi
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpediency and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legtimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
ITs FIELp.-Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
tho 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
it will be National in its circulation and influence
Such is our aim and expectation. We desire to SEQ
the Principle of Prohibition established in State after
State, till it becomes the recognised policy OF the Ma
ton 1t is ambition to bear part In this great
work, and to this end The PRoHIRlTIoNIsT is estab
shed, not as 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 Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause The Pro
HIB1TIoNIsT is designed for circulation (instead OF
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose 1t is put at price so low as to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
ad ontin md nm Ir,cn
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE-Onc copy for one year SO SO
Thrss' to one on address % One year 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $500 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to ono address $ll 90
For 100 do. DO. ~ w
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
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
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 in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM III. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President.
Ezecatipe Committee Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. P.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
ly 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. s0thom
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would Of course,
be most thankfully received Jan. 2-dn