Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-11
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS or THE pRonIvInOSIST

If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
ia ardent spirits injurious TO its citizens and calcu
lated 70 produce ideness, vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in tho Constitution of the United States to
prevent Il from regulating restraining the trahc
or from prohibiting II altogether, II II thinks proper
Chief Justice fancy.
ON or before tho LIST of january, 1854, the Execu-
~ tive Committee of tho New York State Temper
rance Society viii issno tho first number OF Month
iy Temperance Journal under the title Of The Pao
aIBrTIoEIsT.n
IRIS SrzE.--It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet, making eight quarlo pages OF four columns TO
q page and, excluding nd, ertisemcnts, each number
VIII contain an amount OF reading matter equal ~
least TO that furnished by larger sized daily jour
nails, or to that of ordinary duodocimo volume OF
1850 pages
ITs OBJEcT.--To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Pohibi-
ton Of tho Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages to pro-
pare tho minds OF the for such Prohibition, ny
showing its oxpcdoncy and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence it may legtimatcly exert, tho
vigorous enforcement of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned
Irs FIELD--D Dealing with general principles, with
arguments alike applicable every community where
the traffic exists and with facts illustrative 81 these
arguments and principles the paper viii be NatonH
IN its spirit, in its scope, in its purpose, anu we trust
it will be- National IN its circulation and influence
Such Is our aim and expectation we desire 70 see
tho Principle Of Prohibition established IN State after
State till 1t becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
work, and to this end TaE PRoHIalrIosisT is estab-
shed, not ~ tho organ OF society merely but OF
GREAT REFoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
ITs NEcEssITY.-The existing Temperance jour
nails have little if any, circulation outside Of the Tenn
perancc Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
strcts them to the friends of tho cause. THE Pro
HrBITIoNIsT is designed for circulation dnstead OF
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put ut price 80 low as TO enable
the friends OF Temperance in every school district by
combined action and at on uncomfortable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceve it.
Irs PRrcE.-One copy for one year 50 50
Three, to oneaddress, one year ! W
Seven do do 90
And for each additional four copies, $IOO win be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies to one address vi W
For 100 do do. 20 90
No subscription received for less than one year,
and in every 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 not few of the abest
and most eminent writers in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
The work will be stereotyped, and back numbers
can be supplied tonow subscribers at any time during
the year.
All orders should be addressed to 0. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should be directed to
Wm IL. burlolgn, corresponding SecIetary
In behalf of tho New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD Q. DELAVAN, President
Executive ConaDittee--H Henry Vaudeville Reuben
II. Walworth, John 0. Cole, l. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar b. Day, Hcrmon Camp, j. Z.
Stats Oliver Scovill.
0g5- Tho Committee request all editors in the Uni
tod States to give the above insertion in their
columns To all who comply with this request,
will send the Prohibitonist Tor year, acitou
exchange unless they choose to add to obligation
by sending their papers also which would, Of course,
be most thankfully received. Jan. 2-df