Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-11

rae AMERICAN JOURNAL Of Science an,Y sa,,.
M 40 projected 10 l8i7, aud. ronu,oe.d A. -,
w 1913 Before that r.siod, no or;r,,a, ." IN '.y,
Science had appeared In this eooaty, OF
Bruce, which ws. limited to "inesslosy, With
Vie comp'eton oi the h,st volume. The koe,es :. -.
oai has beeo sustained 18th little rev rd md nd.
shudes sometimes discou'a until 10 has rsas..a a.
sixteenth volume Ample iuss ons, by enx,asins, ma
Large excess of matter every number. beyoud Nh,
was stipulated, hive made u an exp,nsive work.
" u.s. ns eo"neneemem to The present time. il hs. cost
rom ioVoOto 10000 dollars, md ily all thai has r..
received has been paid for the support OF the work. a.
ms little except the exchange journals, aud the back yo
He'ssher the expenses will fall sho,, of 50 600 ma.
a"" aud should oil the copy be paid they NAV swell
sblc. !" 'esp'"-
As the writings of OIL have been so largely and ,b
rally contributed to the pages OF the Joua tho ,dl,o,
may he permitted to say, that there IN his and, .,
e.ent evidence 10 shew that u has e.senaliv n,ona
some OF our beet Interests at home: that /, hs, r..
wen 'eee~eu abroad, and that IL has become, In
Science and Ats Of the present dav Tsi, 49,. ~
tact, Is unreasonable 10 ask. OF this great aud on,n,
neton that the number OF good subsc ribet. (.h,h -
never exceeded six HUNDRED, aud which ba." -,
tcee",ly diminished by failure IN England, .hn,t
be so "t augmented that the editor May be Enabled to COM
mand all the intellectual MS well mechanical MD no.
eessary to the perfection aud pe,pe,uity Of the wok
by steady perseverance,, through the period Of eleven
years, Is uow asceraincd, that AN American Jorn.I
oil Science and Arts can he sustained, ms tn acquire
respect aud confidence IN Europe but his iour,ai
SIM o Obtain an adequate patronage home; ua,,ou-
age 'neen 10 place permanently and securely on ds
htshtst gfoitnd ~
ONE THOUSAND supscRIBFRs ARE NEcRssARY IN
give the American Journal ene security: and Ia adj Il,
toe most Desirable d'gee It's ncy, md To the
oeence ~ us execution, both in it's Daitrei an IFS r.
'h"f dress Who eau doubt that with proper
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS MAY M
OBTAINED? "
| sou former occasion. (ieo7) when a smiu, .r,,,
saved the Journal hom erii,eiioa, is now again res
+ectiuiy suggested. dfnie me an, OF co,nns.
"heci which appears des. ole, that all tlos. ho
hnnor the Joutrai with thsr patronage sh,ud n.L 49,,
SiP precise EFFORT Of procuring each, one
| 4. ma
stgn, should add their names. 10
10 all those Ia whor IL may accentab, N ,,,;,c.
rory eo"Psn'ahon wH De made for tie trouble Of o6tany
good subscribers. '"'s
On ,hose who, two since, .oh eqai k;ndn,, os
puhhe spirit successfully made this effort, il msL, h.e,
Ieleate To press again sill no ,easontud,h,
'hnt 'heir influence would be- as il then was ef.c
tna aud u IS therefore agnin inried aid of h, .xe,
tons OF these, whom subject may now for tho g.
lime, commend itself.
Although the American Journal has been uuhlshrd ,tor
one oil nnr most ancient aud Important universities nos
"erer had any local feature has ii esous,d or b,
sustained 6y any Local interest
The e1ror deems it no dishonor to- confess tbs, hi;
feelings are deeply Interested success: and ,b,,
mas 0een from the beginning, his ambition az rs, J
!" sec the American Journal established as n o-rm.n,,
SAoNAL WORK; destined TO wIIer he an bay.
'e"seo nom ms iabors. He hopes To see ia fou,,h
Win new vigo anu with exrnded usefulness and hon
iSco"tibutors and its editor pcreve, inc ly "a
:" "o s"oo cause OF useful knowledge, aud an appeai
now made To all the friends American Scheme Nd
Wethaps II rs not improper add1 he pe,souol y
ne ed'ioT, that the Subscription the Amecsn H.,
incredSed. ~ SII t1,,f, ~
fa|e College, July /, 1920.