Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-23
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Prospectus on The PROHIBIYIoNIsY.

!" III any State deems the retail and internal traffic
In ardent spirits injurious To its citizens and oalcu
lated 20 produce idlencss vice, debauchery SEQ
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent ii from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting il altogether. il it thinks proper
Chief Justice fancy
ON 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
ly Temperance Journal, under the title of THE Pro
HIBiTIoNisTn
IRIS SIzE--It will be printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto 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 larger sized daily jour
mails, to that or an ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages.
ITs 0BJEcr-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 cxpedicncy and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may egitimately exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FlELp.-Dcaling with general principles. with
arguments alike applicable to every community where
the 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 see
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 10 this end The PRoHIBITIoNIsT il estab-
shcd, not as the organ OF society merely, but Of
/ GREAT REFoRMAroRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NEcEssITy.--The existing Temperance Jour
mails have little If any circulation outside of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily ro-
stricts them to the friends Of the cause The Pro
HIBITIONIsT Is designed for circulation instead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price low to enable
the friends Of Temperance in every school district by
go and MI iranp MAJ
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive it.
IRIS PRIcE.-One copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year ! 90 90
And for each additional four copies, $l.00 viii be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies
For fifty copies to ono address 81 90
no. nor l aS..r;v 40, 40. 20 90
and in every case the order must be accompanied by
the money.
The paper will be under the general direction Of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances OF literary aid from few Of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in the temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can DO supplied to new subscribers at any time during
the year
All orders should be addressed to o. Scovill, Pub
| fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper or in relation to the
interests of the cause generally should be directed to
IN. n. DuIiogn, corresponding Secretary
| In behalf Of the New York State Temperance So
ciety EDWARD O. DELAVAN, President.
| Executive Commtfee.-H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
II. Walworth, John o. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hermon Camp, B. P.
| Stats Oliver Scovill.
| 0T The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give tho above insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request we
will send the Prohibtionist for one year. Ditko an
exchange unless they choose to add to our obligation
by sending their papers Also which would of course
| be most thankfully received. Jan. 2--dtf