Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-03
PROSPECTUS OF TaE pRoHIBIrIoslSY.

If any State deems the retail and internal franc
In ardent spirits injurious to its citizens ana calcu-
lated to produce oleness, vice, or debnuchery soc
nothing in the Consultation Of the United States TO
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic,
Chief Justice 1aney.
(lN 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 Montn-
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF 4 HE FRO
HIBfTIoHlsT.'
Irs SIz1--It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 70
a pago and excluding advertisements, each numoer
viii contain an amount Of reading matter equal az
least to that furnished by larger sized daily Jour-
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume OF
l50 pages
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohib-
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages 70 pre-
pare the minds of tho for such Prohibition by
showing its expedency and Necessity, and to secure
by all tho influence it may iegitimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community whore
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles, the paper will be Natoai
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 II becomes the recognised policy Of the va
ton 1t is our ambition to bear part IN this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlrIoSIsT is estab-
lished not tho organ Of society merely but Of
GREAT REFoRMAToRy MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITY.--The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any circulation outside OF the Tenn
porance Ranks. Thor price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause. The Pro
HiBITIoNIsT Is designed for circulation instead o.
tracts) among the Indifferent and the hostile. Fol
this purpose 1t Is put at price SO low as to enable
the friends of Temperance in every school district by
aud M ,x~nu tdaruh
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
Irs PRIcE.-one copy for one year 50 50
Three to ono address one year ] g g
And for each additional four copies, Sl00 will be
added for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address $ll %
For 100 do do. 20 %
No subscription received Tor less than one year
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper win be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee. who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the abest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to O. Scovill Pub.
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests Of the generally should BIO directed to
VIM. ii. Burleigh Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President
Ezecutius Committes-Hc Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar d. Day, Hermon Camp, D. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill
10 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, vithoaa On
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers also which would Of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dn