Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-27
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
PROSPECTUS OF YHg PROnIBITIOSlsq.

Ii any State deems the retail and internal traffic
IN ardent spirits injurious to its citizens, and cacu
lated 70 produce ideness, vice, or dobauchery see
nothing In the Constitution Of the United States to
prevent It from regulating or restraining the trathc
or rom prohibiting it altogether II thinks proper
CAiSf Justice Ianey.
nN 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
y temperance Journal, under the title Of The Pro
HiBITIoHIsT.n
IRIS SIzE.--It will BIO printed on double medium
sheet making eight quarto pages, OF four columns 10
page; and, excluding advertisements, each number
VIII contain an amount Of reading matter equal ut
least to that furnished by our daily jour
nails, or TO that of an ordinary duodecmo volume OF
$50 pages
ITs OBJEcT.-To advocate the Cause Of Temper
ancc generally and especially the Legislative Prohibi
tion Of the Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages TO pre-
pare the minds of the for such Prohibition by
showing its expodcncy and Necessity, and to secure,
by all the influence it may legtimately exert, the
vigorous enforcement Of Prohibitory Laws when OBJ
tanned.
Irs FIRLD-Dealing 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 Naio"af
in ts spirit in It's 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 alter
State till II becomes the recognised policy OF tho Ma
tion 1t is our ambition to bear part in this great
work. and to this end The PRoHIBlrIoNIsT IS estab-
lished, not as the organ Of society merely but OF
GREAT REsoRMAToRY MOVEMENT.
IRIS NRcEssITY-Tho existing Temperance jour
mails have little if any circulation outside Of the Tenn
perance Ranks. Their price almost necessarily re-
stricts them to the friends OF tho cause THE Pro
HIBIrIoNIsT Is designed for circulation nstead Of
tracts among the Indifferent and the hostile. For
this purpose it is put at price so low as to enable
the friends OF temperance in every school district by
combined action and at an inconsiderable expense,
to place copy in each family that will consent to re-
ceive it.
ITs PRIcE.--One copy for one year so SO
Three, to one address, one year ! 90
Seven do do. 00
And for each additional four copies, 81 90 will be
added, for any quantity less than fifty copies.
For fifty copies TO ono address ST 90
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.
Tho paper will be under the general direction of
the Executive Committee, who have received ample
of literary aid from not few Of the ablest
and most eminent writer's in tho temperance ranks
throughout the Union.
Tho work win be stercotyped, and back numbers
DO supplied to subscribers at any time during
the year
Ali orders should be addressed to O. Scovill, Pub
fishing Agent, Albany.
Communications for the paper in relation to the
interests Of the generally should BIO directed to
VIM. ii. Burleigh, Corresponding Secretary
In behalf Of tho New York State Temperance So
cicty EDWARD G. DELAVAN, President.
Erecmtipe Committee.--H Henry Vaudeville, Reuben
III. Walworth, John O. Cole, T. N. Wyckof, William
Richardson, Edgar B. Day, Hcrmon Camp, b. r.
Staats Oliver Scovill.
~ The Committee request all editors in tho Uni
ted States to give tho above one insertion in their
columns. To all who comply with this request,
will send the Prohbitonist for year, scthoaa
exchange unless thoy choose to add to obligation
by sending thcir papers Also which would Of course,
he m ost Thankfully recoived Jan 2-dH