Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-05

Junc9 Clerk fihc Eastern District al Va
ne .4"erica" Journal Of Science and -4rts
WA projected in 1917, aud commenced in Ju,y
w 1918. Before that period, no original Jrrat y,
Science had appeared in this county, cxccp tina, of D
O'"' W'H was 'ni'cd To mineralogy amdcrased with
the completion of the FIST volume rbc A,,,i, t y"
hh mas oeen sustained with little reward and url.r
STUDIES sometimes discnuIag until i, bns sctJ 80,
N'e"'n '"u"e. Ample Illustrations by avincs, nd
'se ehs.ss OF matter !" every number, hey ond what
was stipulated, have made IL expensive work
From its commencement the present time il b. c,
nom 10 louOo d"aTs and neatly all that has been
received has been paid for the suppnrt Of ,h. vol I
ing little except the exchange journals and the bs.
lumes. VIC '~ 'o-
Heesfi-r, the expenses will no, fall sho,, or go ooo
ann; ana should all the copy be paid for the ma
sibe. 'SP""-
rs the Writings of Others have hren largely and rte
Td"y contributed to the pages ct the journal the .d,to
may he permitted say, that there is in nj, hands o.
ce" evidence TO shew that it has essentially promoted
some of our best interests at home; thar :, L.s -
wen received abroad; and that u has becon,c j.;
some measure, identified with the urorress ur ,h
science ana Arts Of the present day This being the
'ac II unreasonable TO ash, of this great opuent
naton that the number Of good subscribers (which has
never exceeded six hundred, and which has b.sn
recently diminished by a failure in England) should
he so Tar augmented, that the editor may be enabled o.,
maud all the intellectual well as mechanical nd w
cessaTy to the perfection aud peIpe,uy Of the woIk,
ny steady perseverance, through the period Of eleven
yeas ~ ~ now aSceItdincd that
OF Science and Arts be sustained SO as 10 acnir
respect and confidence iu Europe. but This ;o,1noJ h
sun w ootdlh an dHYuuIe patronage A Marian.
age S"Detn'fo place permanently and securely on me
highest ground " "'s
ONE THOUSAND sUBsCRIBERs ARE SHcrss.pv -,
give the American Journal entire security; and to ada IN
he most desirable degree, to its efficiency md 10 the
eehence OF itsexecution, both in its materieI and in i
ef"nl dress Who doubt that. with pToper xe,ton
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL sUBsCRInFRs MAY ms
OBTAINED? Or
AS on FORMER occasiou. (I827) when sima, spr,a,
saved the Journal fom ertnciion, it !, now again
NrctuiIy suggested, as dtRtte comma ssin, n
object which appears desir able, TAT all those " mo nov,
honor the Journal with their patronage should make tic
simple precise cGoT oJproouridg eGc one addota mn
scToer and that such others, may appIuve of the do
Z slgi', should add their
j" all those to wh"n II may be acceptable sgLs6,c
torg computation tcH be made or he irolbIe nj oJj
good StbscrJers ''S
On those who two years srce, o cq,,ai kindness and
PuOfic SuH successfully made this effort, il mgI me in
delicate TO press it gain; still no feasou dorh,
mat their influence would be- as IL then was off,
tuaI and is therefore again inUied aid Of the exer.
tons Of those, whon the subject may now for the frs,
time, commend itself.
Although the American Journal has been published -, N,
one oil our most ancient and important universities n has
eeer hat any local feature nor has al esUomed or
s"Gdt'ied by any locai interest,"
The editor deems dislouor tn confess that III.
JeegS are deeply interested in its success; and thar
has BEEN from the beginning his ambition and has Drds
to see the american journal established, nj
NATIONAL WORK. destined survive, when he shall la ye
ceased from his HboTs He hopes now TO see II aoursb
win new vgor, and with extended usefulness nd honor
us contributors and its editor have
IN the good cause Of useful knowledge, an appeal il
now made to all the friends Of American Science, and
me edioT, that the subscription American Jour
MAJ OF Science and Arts may he promptly mud adequaieIy
I incTedSed. ~ sir I,,', ~ ~
Yale College, Juiy I, 1929.