Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-13

Ihe .7DaeflcGn Journal of Sc;.a
WAS projected In 1917, and eoYs... I"o '1.'S
w ioio' Before That period, no oyig,nnI w 'viy,
y - appeared IN this eountfy, exeeo, /.
BRUCE which was limited to mineraiosv. OF DIR.
.ne 1o"pieuon " . the hist volume. The Ams,is.. WIZ
va q { sustained with little reward, aud und., .usar
wv ""'e""e uiseouregipg, until h has ,eae..s -
sixteenth volume. Ample illustrations, bv en,,a I.nsu u
80 ,in.s.s "a''er IN every number, beyond wba,
VIZ s"pn'a'ed' have made IL AN expensive woSk. ""a'
TO- ns commencement to the presep 4 ,im,. 4, I'm. 49,.
from io,OOOt to 10000 dollars, and n,a,Iv .n -, r eoss
~ ~. v m,.H oren paid for the support of the work: Ica,.
lumes. ""a' " the back yo-
re'eane,' the expenses will not fall shor, Of 50 eoo i.
even IN : 9 soo on ~ copy be paid for, they may swell
W ' <rooo or m9Ie, aud The editor aio,.
sible. '"'' aiohe $ respon-
,,is c ~ W,"nsSoi o.Lers have been SO largely and TSe.
nas go Nv m",oi,, "e pages Of the Journal, the editor
""y oe permitted 10 say, that there is i'm his had. s.m
eleht evidence 10 shew, that it has essen,iallv 800
some OF our best Interests at home; tina, I, tha o"Sa
well received abroad; and that IN bas 10 oec"
some measure, Identified with the nro,,"s. IN
science and Arts Of the present, day. TITS h.;n. Wv
iaet' rs It unreasonable to ask, Of this great and ons, ~
ha''o"' mat the number Of good subscribers, (wb,rh = ~
never exceeded six bundled, and which ba. a
.seen,y d'"''nished by a failure in England,) should
waud III % ~ mat the editor may be enabled to com.
''u" al "e t"haecfudt as well as mechanical aid. \.
c'ssa'y I" the perfection aud perpetuity Of the wo,s,' "'
ny STEADY perseverance,, through the period Of e,ov..
Yeas MS ""w ascertained, that an American Jo,,,s,
oi Science and Arts can be sustained. "a ). ouua
respect and confidence Nv Europe: but ms ,avxno1t -
stu TO OBTAIN an adequate patronage at home; . na,,on'
highest ground. "eS on me
oNE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS Apr
E"' VIC A"eiican Journal entire security: and To add =,
'e desirable degree, to its efficiency, and IN IN.
cei'ehce u is execution, both in its material and :, y.
ftTndf dress. Who can doubt that, With nropsr
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL sUBscRinrps W. Ne,
OBTAINED? "i ID
Ason q former occasion. (l827) when a siuila, nr,,,
saved Tile Journal from ertinction, IL IL uoy r,;.
pec'i"''y suggested, as a definite means Of comma ,.irse
"oJec' wh'ch appears so desirable, that all those wbo &c.,
"ohot the Journal with their patronage, sb,uld nat. II.
""Ite precise eGorh otpfoetTing each, one add, JioncJ con.
t.N' IVY Una such others, as may approve of the dc.
sign, should add their own names.
To all thrse To whom IL may be accep,ab,.
1o'y compensation teiH be made for he trouble oTo5to,n;nc
good Subscribers. 0"'atni"g
on those who, two years since, -eith equal k;,5n,,.,.J
p"ot'c SPHh' successfully made this effort. H, MIR, =. t
us'Cate u press It again; still there is no reason q dorh,
""t '"el' Ihnuehee would now be, as il then was. egsc''
'uaI' ana II Is therefore again iauiIed, in aid of The 80
mons oil those, to whom the subject ms nor =, 81
time, commend itself. "e MS
A''hough the American Journal has been nubI;sLoa..-
INT OIL our most ancient and important upivers;,;os 49,.
"sOr hdd any local feature, nor has III sypo,,,,J :.
sustained by any local interest. 0"
me editor deems il no dishonor tn confess. ,h., ~.
yee'"gS are deeply int rested in its success. and ~, :.
d oeen' from the beginning, his ambition and ri, 49,"
!" see the American Journal established. as a ~
NAIioNAL WORK; destined TO survive, when he sbslI -
csc nom MS Iabors. lie hopes now TO see IL 6ou,i,h
WIZ" me-" vignr, and with extended usefulness and bona,
Us contributors and its editor have persevetinplr Iabo,e5
v" '"e soou cause OF useful knowledge, aud an appeal is
now made to all the friends Of American Scienrs .rS
UpeLhaps II is not improper to add1 TO HE ne, ,onoJ 60.
" ne editoT, that the subscription TO the American To-
increased. pS = I.sfuH'ey
Yale College, july l, 1920.