Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-16
PROSPECTUS OF rHR PROHIBIyIOSIsT

"If any State deems tho retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and calcu
lated TO produce deness, vice, or debauchery, see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent it from regulating restraining the traffic.
from prohibiting II altogether If thinks proper
Chit Justice 1aaey
(lN or before the LIST OF January, 1854 tho Exocu-
~ tive Committee Of the Now York State Temper
Society will issue the first number Of Month
ly Temperance Journal under the title OF The Pro
HIBITIoNIsT."
IRIS SIzE.-It will be printed on double medium
shoot making eight quarto pages, Of four columns to
O page; and, excluding Advertisements, each number
will contain an amount OF reading matter equal al
least to that furnished by larger daily jour-
nails or to that of an ordinary duodecimo volume Of
$50 pages
ITs 0ByEcT-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ance generally and especially tho Legislative Prohib
ton Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the masses for such Prohibition by
showing its cxpediency and Necessity and to secure
by all the influence 1t may legitimatcy exert tho
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIELD.-Dealng with general principles with
arguments alike applicable to every community whcro
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 tho Ma
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlrIoNIsLi is estab-
lishod, 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 Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends of the cause The Pro
mDITIoNIsT is designed for circulation (insead OF
tracts among the indifferent and the hostile For
this purpose it is put at price low as to enable
the friends Of temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderablo expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to
ceive 1t.
It's PRrcE.-Onc copy for one year so so
Three, to one address, one year 90
Seven do. do. 2 90
And for each additional four copies, $l0O will be
added, for any quantity loss than fifty copies
For fifty copies to one address $1l 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every case the order must BIO accompanied by
the money.
Tho paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
assurances of literary aid from not ow of the ablest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout tho Union.
be supplied to now subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should BIO addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for tho paper, or in relation to the
interests of the generally should be directed to
VIM. III. Burlcigh, Corresponding Secretary.
In behalf of the New York State Temperance So
ciety = EDWARD c. DELAVAN, President
Exxcuire Committee Henry Vaudeville Reuben
H. Walworth, John o. Cole, /. N Wyckof, William
Richardson. Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. p.
Staats, Oliver Scovill.
ny 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 the Prohibitionst for year, scsthomt an
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers Also which would Of course
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-dn