American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-03
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND


under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES @. PICKETT EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
The Monument is intended literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper 1t will contain selections of the
literature of the day-he best that be found in Ameri
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy-
nopsis Of the proceedings of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected to contain, with
the exception OF party politics. which will be ut all times
most vigorously excluded
The Monument win be published for the express and
the sole purpose of aiding in the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks of the Potomac in hon
or OF the Father of his Country, and which every
who venerates the of WASHINGTON would rejoice
see completed After deducting out of the subscription
the expenses Of the journal proposed be published
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied, and with
out reserve to the purpose indicated The aid therefore,
OF all who are willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
BY subscribing to the Monument, valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained while it will be doing
thing at the same Time towards completing that majestic
memorial OF the Nations gratitude
The Board Of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
y Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge dAars to
Journal as well qualified to perform the duties of
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully and satsc
torf 70 the subscribers They assure their felowzens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for nd
vidual emolument. Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his own and at his risk if successful he
VIII receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more
than very moderate compensation for his services Not
one dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection OF the Monument will be- in any event, applied
to the support of the paper the Society any man
ner held pecuniarily responsible
To give the public idea of what may be with the
Journal It Is proposed to publish 1t may be stated that
List OF hy Thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each viii yield an annual net profit Of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars.
The pomasters and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested
- agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object of our exertions.
As all editors and publishers, account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established,
must wish TO succeed 1t Is hoped that they will
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be remtted and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whttesey, Washington.
0FFcERs--Millard Fillmore cr-Gfcio President; Arch
Henderson,, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox, Mayor
of Washington) Second Vice Presidents Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Wstterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MaNAGERs.-winfed Scott " Towson Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p r. Fendall, Walter Jones
Thomas Blagden Peter Force, W. w. Seaton, NJ r. Maury
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ 0gle Tayloe Elisha Whtesey.
Tsrms-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal heethe paper and type being the best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages chat
1t may be more easily preserved. The price will be two
dollars per annum payable the receipt of the
number The nature of the enterprise not admitting Of
any credit none can be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
ON the following terms copies for So copies, S. 10
copies, SIS; &c.
Those who disposed to patronse the MONUMENT are
requested TO forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May and the second the second day of August
weekly thereafer time being allowed for the Prospectus
to be circulated aud for the agents make returns As
itself, their names will be published in the paper
WASHINGTON, April o. 1851.