Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-25
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS on YHg PRouIBIrIosIsT

" Ii any State deems the retail and informal traffic
~ ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
iated 70 produce ioIeness vice. or debauchery see
mourning Ia the Constitution of the United States TO
prevent i from regulating restraining the traffic,
OF rom prohibiting 1t altogether II thinks proper
Chisf' Justios Ianey.
I'm 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 Month
~ Iemperanoe Journal, under the title OF The PRo
HIBfTIonIsT.u
ITs SIxx.-It will be printed double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns to
page; and excluding advertisements, each number
wiii contain an amount Of reading matter equal at
least TO that furnished by larger sized daily jour
mails, or 70 that OF ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages.
lTs OBJEoT.--To advocate tho Cause of Temper
ance generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi-
lion q the Traffic in Intoxicating beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expedency and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence it may legtmately exert, the
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
Irs FIELD.-D Dealing 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 be National
in its spirit in its scope in its purpose, and VIC 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
work, and to this end The PRoHIBlTIoFIsT is estab-
lshed, not tho organ Of society merely but of
GREAT RRFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssIry.-Thc existing Temperance Jour
nails have little If any, circulation outside OF the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily rc-
strcts them to the friends of tho cause. TIE PKo-
HIBITIoNsT is designed for circulation Gnstead OF
tracts among tho indifferent and tho hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low rs to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderablc expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceivait.
Irs PRicE-Onc copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, ono year ! 90
Seven do do 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.Oo win DO
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For For my 1a copies to ono address s1 % o oo
No subscription received for less than one year
and in every case tho order must BIO accompanied by
the money.
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few of the abes
and most eminent writers in the temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
Tho work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
be supplied to subscribers Mt any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to o. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent. Albany.
Communications for tho paper, in relation to tho
interests Of the cause generally should be directed to
VIM. II. Bnricigh. Corresponding Secretary
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD G. DELAyAN, President
Eascutipe Commsittee.--H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
III. Walworth, John 0. Cole, i. N. Wyckoff William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hormon Camp, B. T..
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 tho Prohbitonist for year, Dtftom an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also, which would of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df