Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-14

lie .4niesiea,V Journal Of S,
W. p''yse'ed In 1917, aud commenced =
se,sn.s SaS osso,s mar period, no original Jo.as s"y,
~ u appeared ~ this county, sxeer, ,Lu'ns ot
BRUCE, which was limited to mine aiosv mat OF DIR.
me competition NJ the hrst volume. The Am.saseo with
mas oeen sustained with little reward. and ~, y Jour
STUDIES sometimes diseouragiue, until h, h.s o"ues Vieis-
sixteenth volume. Ample illustrations. nv n is
vas s,,nso' '"a''et IN every number, beyond wha,
y s'p"iattd, have made IL an expensive wo,k
From IT'S commencement to the presen n ,;ps' i,
80 ioooV dollars, aud nearly all that has
;n - r, 7, a oeen pau Tor the support Of the work; lesv.
lumes. "' "e oeck vo-
He'eane,' the expenses will not fall short Of 2.ooo :,
ann'; "na should all the copy be paid for, thev !. y
even u" , $500 or more, aud the editor aIon. =. = Ne'
sible. ""o"e - fespon-
As the writings OF Others have been 50 iarceIv and Ia
rdHy contributed tn the pages Of the Jou,,sI d..
may be permitted to say, that there is in hi, band. 'm ..m
eieh' evidences tn shew, that IL has essentially n,omn'aI
LII =" UW -, me'ess az home; that IL has been
wen received soroad; aud that IL has become. in
some measure, Identified with the u,os,..s ~" !"
science and Arts OF the present day. This beiu, the
far, IS u unreasonable TO ask, OF this great and 49,.
ha''on' mat the number OF good subscriber, (Which re-.
never exceeded six hundred, aud which ba. h.an
recently diminished by a fsilure in EnrlandS ,hor,.
ne So Ia, augmented, that the editor may bc enabled In con,.
"and all the intellectual as well as mrchan;c,i 81 n
''ssa'y !" the perfection and peipe,uity of the work,
ny steady perseverance,, through the period of eleve,
yeats, II is now ascprtaincd, that an America, yo,,..,
oi Scien'e and Arts can be sustained, SO a , n .rnn;,.
.. - ana confidence IN EuTopei but Mis Journal has
sun 'o OBTAIN dn adequate patronage at home: a pa,,o,-
age SuDietem 10 place AZ permanently and seeurcIv ON me
highest ground.
oNE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS ARE nKrrss.pv 60
give 'e American Journal entire security; md IN ada 10
the most desirable degree, to its efficiency and In ,h. 80
'.n' u "sexecut'on, both in it's maieriel and in its err
fTndf dTess. Who can doubt that, with proper ex.,,ion,
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL suBscpiBrns MAY NJ
OBTAINED? %
As on o former occasion. (l827) when a sim;Ia, srr.,,
S"Ven the journal from extinction, il is now again re-
pec't""y suggested, as = d.fnite means of comma ,sip, m
"fJeet which appears so desirable, that all tho,. vho g..
honor the Journal with their patronage. should nat. ~
S'"Ptt precise cUOTt OF procuring edrh. an nJy,,so.uy- -
80 ii" 'na sach "thers'as may approve of the de.
sign, should add tbeir own names.
hh those Ia whom IL may be accountable. N .os,c,.
tory compensation wiH be made for The trouble NJ o5,a,y:"
good Subscribers. o''eHWs
on 'hose who, two years sine e, ruth sounI kio6,s,. o,J
P"o"e SprH' successfully made this effort, il m;s,,, he 10
ueheate to press II again; still there is no fca.on =, dcrh,
'uaI; aud IT Is therefore again invited, IN aid Of the exer.
''ons "i thcse, tn whom the subject NAV now. for m. O.,
time, commend itself. y" MS
Although the American journal has been nuhIish.d.. -
one OF our most ancient and important universities 49,.
"soeT h0d any local feature, ner has ii espousod. or bsSn
sustained 6y any ioeal interest.
The editor deems il no dishonor n, copfc.. 49,, a..
Jee"ngS are deeply ints rested in its success; and ,l,a, !,
mas been from the beginning, his ambition and his py;d,
'' see the american Journal established, AS . ,e,msn.n,
NAIiohAL WORK; destined TO survive, when he shall ,a..
CEASED iom his labors. He hopes now To see il Houri,h
w'th new vigor' and with extended usefulness and bono,
It's contributors and its editor have persevet inclr l.borai
!" '" sonu cause ol useful knowledge, aud an appeal 10
now made TO all the friends of American Science go
(peIhaps II IS not improper to add3 10 HE peysonaI G;,n5,
~ me ediIOT, tnat the subscTipii ion To the Ams,ican -.
ma oi Science aud Arts, may be promptly and odeouat,I,
iaCreassd. u M .sf"a"y
Yale College, JUiy 1, 1929.