American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE aNATIONAL MON
UMENTn a{H
A aceekly journal to be published IN Washington
under the sanction Of the Washington Nationa
Monument Society.

Il aceefty journal to be published IN WASHINGTON,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLIsrER
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
ana PAPER twill contain selections of the
literature of the dayhe best that can be found in Amer
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
nopss OF the proceedings of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected to contain with
most vigorously excluded
The Monument will 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
or Of the Father of his Country and which every
completed After deducting out of the subscription
she expenses q the journal proposed to be published
out reserve the purpose Indicated The aid therefore
OF All who are willing to contribute to patriotic
By subscribing to the Monument valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained, while it will be doing
thing, at the 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
Peru who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
Journal one well qualified to perform the duties Of
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully, and satisc
tory 70 the subscribers They assure their owcitizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got UP for nd
ydua emoument 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 the Society in any man.
ner held pecuniariy responsible.
To give the public idea of what may be with the
journal proposed to publish it may be stated that
list OF fifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
EACH will yield an annual net profit of from fifty TO sixty
thousand dollars
The pestmasers, and secretaries all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested
as agents In obtaining thus aiding the great
object of exertons.
As all editors and publishers, on account Of the object
Tor which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t to succeed it is hoped that they will
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus.
All moneys will be remtted, and all letters money
prepaid to the general agent of the Monumen
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
OFFcERs-A1illard Fillmore, e6icio President: Arch
Henderson, First Vice Presidents Waiter Lenox Mayor
of Washington) Second Vice President Thos Carbcry
Third Vice President; j. u. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston, Secretssry.
BOARD OF MASAGERs.-Winield Scott, NJ Towson, Thos
Munroe w. A. Bradley, z. r. Fendall, Walter Jones
Thomas Blagden Peter Force W W. Seaton, NJ II. Maury
T. Hartley Crawford Benz 0ge Tayoe, Elisha Whittlesey
Ierms.-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal sheehe paper and type being of the best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
1t may be more easily preserved The price will be two
dollars per annum payable the receipt of the second
number The nature of the enterprise admitting OF
any credit none can be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms: copies for SIS; COPIES IS; 10
copies SIS; &C.
Those who disposed paronise the MONUMENT are
requested TO forward their 10 the General
without delay The first number will be published early
in May and the second the August and
weekly thereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
10 be circulated and for the agents to make
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851