Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-20

WAS Projected in IaT7. and so and .4rts
sri.,..Ss oe'"'e mat period, Original - '"'y,
nnr. au appeared In this county, ese.p, OF
"o'E' winch was limited to mine aIo,, et OF DIR.
'he completion Of the 6rst volume Tn. ssrd with
ocen sustained with little reward and und '
six,e.n,h , ose"o'sging' until il has reached 10.
e"" No'ume. Ample illustrations, by ems, y,n.. rs
large excess Of matter every numbe, Sss mo
/ s''po'a"d, have made IL an expe psiv. yyo,s "'
from Il ooo -, nc noo 10 the present time, has COS,
;1 'OVo !" iooo0 dollars, and nea iy all ,ba ma. b
r mas hcen paid for the support of The VOL. t
s "e except the exchange journals, and tho hal ~
Hereafter the expenses will mn, fall .,., -. .,n
% a" should all the copy be paid for thew ma p.
sblc. '"'o' alone Is Tespon-
As the writings OF OILERS have been 80 ,.,..,.,,
Iu"y contribute" l" tho pages of the Journal nh. H.,
may ne permitted TO say, that there is in hi, h.I
e'eht evidence To shew, that IL has e.s.n,i.i, sur
some Of our best interests ut home: ,ba, p,ohoeu
wen received abroad; and that il ha. bs,oms zen
"%e measure Identified with the progress of ,bs
science anu Arts OF the present day. This h.; 80
ae s u unreasonable TO ask, Of this great and $50,
"aon' mat the number of good ubscrbeI (which be.
."o",, eAereuea SIX hundred, aud which has been
ieeeh.y diminished by a failure in Ene,apd) Should
tie 5" Tar Augmented, that the editor may be enabIJ
. az 's "teLeetuaf as well MS mechanical aid, ne
s'ssay I" The perfection aud peIpriuy Of the work.
ny seaoy perseverance, through the period of ei,vsn
ytats, 1t is uuw asceItainrd, that an American 49,,
"a "'V"'e ana Arts can be Sustained SO as to aroue
'sract ana confidence ia Europe; but mi, ;o,,r,,J -
sun I" Obtain an adequate patronage at home; patron
~Dc'fm place permanently and see,lreiv ON Me
Iighesf ground.
oNE THOUSAND srBscRIBRRs ARE NFcrss.pv %,
Wv "e american Journal entire security; and To add l.;
the most desirable degree, its and IN ,b.
o "seneeuuon' both in its matsriei aud an IL, ty
fe'ndf dress WIN doubt that, W it'll pronst
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS M.x o.
OBTAINED' "A BE
As on former OCCASION (1827) when n sm;,a, .,r,
'eu me journal from trftnciOn il is now nya;n
peetI"y suggested as d.finite means Of compss,ins
"oec winch appears so desiI able that all tho.. who a
"" 'he Johsha with their patronage should nnk. m.
| m f1gnS
StT'0er' and mat such others may apbrov. of tho
sgn, should add their names.
10 all those la whom IL be acceptab, m so,;.cc.
ory compensation riH DC made for he ky,Lh or obIo,;
good 1fbscTi6ers. '0'u""'s
on those who, two years rih sqcl kj,d,,, o,,
Pho"c SpHh successfully made this effort il might he i
"ecAh 10 press II again; sill there reason Tn
una, 'he'T 'nhut"co would now he il then was enec.
tna and 1t is therefore again irtd in aid of the ever,
lions oil these. Z" whom subject may now for tho s,
time, commend itself
although the American journal has beer pubshed ma,
ono OF our most ancient impoant - -
n:ter hod any !ceaI feature nor has espoued or b,tn
sustained by any iocui interest," " s
The edi"r deems it - dNhonor tn confess, tb,, bi
y''G' are deeply inefrsed in its success aud thar !,
has BEEN from the beginning, his ambition and hi, t
1" see IN" American Journal established az oern,an.r,
NArIoNAI WORK, destined survive when he shall ba
ceased nom h'S IaboTs. He hopes To see il aouri,h
wan new vg"r, and with extended usefulness and homo,
us contributors aud its editor persevet Iabod
" the good cause OF useful knowledge, and an appe,l "a
now made IN all the friends ol American Science I'D
y me tu,or' that the subscription the American Jou,
nal oi Science aud Arts may be promptly and adeouot
iHCTedSCd. ~ CIR ,Ie..insr.if~
Yale COLLEGE, Juiy /, 1920.