American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-12

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under the sanction Of The Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES c. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary AGRICULTURAL
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections of the
literature Of the dayhe hest that be found Amer
embracing mechancs foreign and domestic news; a sy
nops 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 at 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 now rising the banks Of the Potomac hon.
or Of the Father Of his Country which every one
who veneraes the WASHINGTON would rejoice TO
see completed After deducting of the subscription
the expenses Of the journal proposed to be published
the remaining will be faithfully applied and with
out to the purpose Indicated The aid therefore,
OF all who are willing to contribute patriotic an OBJ
ect and one 50 entirely natona,s earnestly requested
by subscribing to the Monument valuable journal Mt
low price may be obtained while it will be doing some
thing at the same time towards completing that majestic
memorial OF the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
" Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge Affairs to
journal, well qualified to perform the duties of
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully and satsac
toriy to the subscribers They their feowctizens
that this enterprise not speculation got up ind.
vdual emoument Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his and at his risk If successful he
Will receive nothing more and he asks nothing more
than 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
10 the support Of the paper the Society in any
ner held pecuniarily responsible.
10 give the public idea Of what may be with the
journal proposed TO publish 1t may be stated that
list OF nifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each, will yield annual net profit from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars
The postmasers and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested
as agents in obtaining subscriptions, aiding great
object of our exertions.
AS all editors and publishers ON account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established,
must wish 1t TO succeed it Is hoped that they will con
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be reunited, and all letters and moneys
addressed prepad to the general agent of the Monument
Society Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
OrfIcERs.-Miard Fillmore, epoDicio President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice Presidents Walter Lenox, Mayor
of Washngton) Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice Presidents j. b. Ii. Smith, TREASURER; Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
Munroe, w A. Bradley, p. X. Fendall Walter Jones,
Thomas Bagden, Peter Force w w. Seaton, NJ r. Maury
T. Hartley Crawford, Benz ogle Tayloe Elisha whtesey
Terms.-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal sheehe paper and type being best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pnges that
may be more easily preserved The price will be two
dollars annum payable the receipt of the second
number The nature Of the enterprise admitting Of
any credit none can be given.
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the following terms; copies for SIS; copies 49, 1C
copies, SIS &c.
Those who disposed to patronse the MONUMENT arc
requested to forward their the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May and the second the second day of August and
weekly thereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents make returns As
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
Itself their names will be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.