Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16

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Copyrights, stationery, and postage, say. .. asa
$4,000
receipts for 10000 copiessay $4,000 would sppor,ion
among the authors according to the following scale
Poetry-First class FIVE portions
Second class. two portions;
Third class, nothing
Prosc--First class, three portions
Second class portions
Third class. nothing.
The classification Of the writings in each number to be an
nounced in the next succeeding NUMBER to be made by
committee Of five stockholders who shall be annually elected
for this purpose and whose compensation shall be 500
year each the upon the merits ef each article to be
recorded and the record to be always subject the examine
ton OF every sockhodes and of every contributing author
Each number shall be copyrighted, but the right to re-
publish any article shall be surrendered to the writer thereof
his legal representative year aer publication il de-
manded but should such demand not be made within thirty
days after the expiration Of such year. the copyright shall
continue to be the property Of the company This arrange
men however, never to the reissue of entire pa
per by the company.
The editors duty shall be strictly that Of editing, bis wr
ting being restricted 10 the necessary Of explanation
correction &C. Neither be nor any member of the commit
tee OF five awards shall enter into the composition Of au.
thorship during their continuance in Office The editor as
well the committee awards shall be elected by the
stockholders annually.
Until the editor shall have selected and prepared the copv
for each number he shall know the name Of the writer
of any srtce They who doubt his imparaliy may hus
protect themselves.
The author Of any article may republish after year with
great advantage amending and improving, profng BY the
hints and criticisms Of the public but especially by the ed
tors notes. new preface, and such other additions
pre6xes he may have time and inclination prepare may
be advantageously made. ,s Fl
The principles Of justice and mpsraty will be carefully
observed throughout therefore book be reviewed.
other present. shall be retained by tho company nor by
any Of its officers members All such, the proceeds Of
all such things shall be given to the public schools Of the
city of publication.
would advise the Of ten thousand copies from the
beginning though that number Of subscribers may not
have been obtained Subscribers coming different pc
RODS will desire complete fiss and the scheme will not be
satisfactorily accomplished by smaller issue. special
issue for sale in the stores at higher price, may be adv
sable Should the receipts equal the stockholders
will contribute nothing The difference between $4,000
between $4,000 the inevitable expenses and sls OO0
the gross receipts from ten thousand subscribers would be
the reOdrd bonus to authors for permission to test their
writings and to secure to them tie copyright al oks Of
permanent paue This of$4 600 would yield average
Of 80 per page Writers Of the first class would be we'll
compensated and competition for excellence would be smu
lated in a salutary manner 5
The stockholders will Of give authors and artists
after complying with the above spuasns such rewards
they may deem meet.
The issuing the second ten thousand copies would
be ,26s; the receipts for them SlS 900 the amount
cleared S9 S695l3 to each share Of the stock and
think hundred thousand extravagsnt conjecture Of
the number Of subscribers. This would yield profit Of
see, $685. or S626.59 for each share par annum.
have not alluded to advertisements. would
mend their insertion at any price, But high rates
probably be obtained eov may hereafter be adopted Upon
this however, would repeat advertisement From
this source much profit may proceed.
One of the advantages Of having many interested
this scheme that the influence Of all would be exerted in
its favor and would for this be desirable to have
the stock held in different sections Of the country.
The members Of the committee awards will Of course,
read each weeks journal others read and the meet
ing together classify the matter will be we'll enough
pensated by the salary above named sair g Ea .sga
Authors may, by the failure Of this project receive nothing
for the few articles written yet the copyright will be theirs
Third class writer's any, win receive nothing. In what
profession there not learners and probaoners who make
nothing, ,....3te..gs- s-..ss q7t
ried eu-he stockhoder, the author, or the reader
s. The reader who will receivs agreeable entertainment
and profitable instruction for small price. ssl tl.t
3D. The author who will probably be recompensed in the
first instance and who win be guided and protected until his
merits shall have been acknowledged by dsnteresed ibu-
nal when he will find himself the Of the copyright Of
an approved production. A
dure will have conferred many benefits and win receive
large reward.
Let therefore, no psrson be asked to purchase stock from
any other motive than that inspired BY confidence IN tho pc
cuniary advantages of the investment. Hs sssa
Let author be asked to contribute but from desire that
his writings shall be well printed in journal Of high charac
ter and wide cicuatoa, and that he may be well recon-
pensed for them.
Let no person be asked to subscribe but from conviction
that be will receive work s least valuable as be can else
where procure at the same price. 1.ts
One year will test this enterprise. part Of 500 all
that any risk by If successful, the literature Of
our country will be elevated.
submit this plan for the examination and adoption of
American authors believing that II can fail and be thrown
into dsrepue only by the ndsceet attempts ofunku and
irresponsible persons. Very respectfully,
THOMAS G. CONNOLLY.
WAsHrxeros, NOVEMBER 9, 1850.