The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-05-08
PROsP ECTUs OF
THE NATIONAL MONUMENT,
A WEEKLY JOURNAL,
To be published IN Washington, under the sanction Of
he Washington National Monument Society
JAMES c. PICKETT, Editor and Publisher.

THE Monument is intended to be literary, agricultural
Il and miscellaneous paper 10 will contain select portions
the literature Of the dsythe best that can be found In
American an European publications interesting sc'ents
synopsis Of the proceedings " Congress- and everything
that such journal might be expected TO contain with the
exception Of party politics. which will be at all times most
vigorously excluded
The Monum will be published the express and the
purpose OF aiding Ia the erection OF the noble oonm
rising the bank the Potomac honor Of the Father
Of his Country aud which every who vensrates The
OF WAsHINGros would rejoice to completed After
deductng Of the subscription expense Of the jour
nal proposed to be published the remaining funds will be
faithfully applied anu without reserve to the purpose In
Gated. The aid, therefore Of all who willing TO con
tribute to patriotic object and entirely ma
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Monument valuable journal at low price may be OBTAIN
ed while WIZ DC doing something NJ me same time, To-
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The Board Of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
y Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury and Charge dAares
to Peru who proposes edit and publish the Monument
Journal we'll qualified perform the duties Of editor
the paper faithfully and satisfactorily to the
subscribers They their fellow citizens that this
enterprise Ia not speculation got for individual emolu
ment Mr. Pickett will make the experiment with his
means Ind at his own risk and II successful be Will
ceve nothing and he asks nothing than very
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Of fifty thousand paying Subscribers two dollars each
will yield annual nett profit Of from y to sixty thou
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officers
Willard Fillmore, exofhco President.
Archibald Henderson, First Vice President.
Walter Lenox (nsyor Of Washndton second Vice Pres
ident.
Thomas Carbery, Third Vice President.
J. Il. n. Smith Treasurer.
George Wstterston Secretary,
Board Of Managers
Winfield Scott Peter Force.
Thomas sunroe. MF Maury.
w. A Bradley T. Hartley Crawford
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