Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-27
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or THE pROHIBITIOSIsT.

If any State deems tho retail and informal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious To its citizens ana cacu-
lated 70 produce dlencss vice, or debauchery soc
nothing In the Constitution Of tho United States TO
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic,
or from prohibiting altogether II it thinks proper
Chief Justice fancy.
I'm or before the LIST Of January, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of the New York State Temper
rance Society win issue the first number OF Month
~ temperance Journal, under the title OF TIE FRO
mBITIoNlsr.'
IRIS SIzE.--It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quaro pages, OF four columns 70
a page; and excluding advertisements, each number
VIII contain nm amount OF reading matter equai az
least to that furnished by our larger sized daily jour
mails, or to that OF an ordinary duodecmo volume Of
$50 pages.
IT'S OBJEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibl-
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, to pre-
pare tho minds Of the for such Prohibition by
showing its oxpedcncy and Necessity, and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legtimately exert, tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD.-Dcaling with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
tho trafic exists and with facts illustrative OF these
arguments and principles tho paper will be afsona
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 sec
tho Principle Of Prohibition established in State alter
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy Of tho Ma
work, and to this end TUE PRoHIBTIosIsT is estab-
shed, not as the organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRy MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY-The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
porance Ranks Their price almost necessarily rc-
strcts them to the friends Of the cause. The Pho.
is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and tho hostile For
this purpose it is put Mt price SO low rs to enable
tho friends Of Temperance in every school district by
combined action and ut an inconsidorable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.--0nc copy for one year so 80
Three, to one address one year 90
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $l0O will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For For f dS copies 20 ono address s % 90 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every the order must be accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not fcw of the abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should DO addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
COMMUNICATIONS for tho paper, in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
VIM. IT. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD 9. DELAVAN, President
Ezscutiue Comnssttse.- Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, I. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. p
Stats, Oliver Scovill.
10 The Committee request all editors in tho 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, acifom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers ALSO which would of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2--dH