American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE .sNATIONAL MON
UMENT,"

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A aceek1y journal to be published In Washington,
under The sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society. ar @
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be aterary agricultural
and miscellaneous twill contain selections OF the
can and English publications interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
thaf such Journal MIGHT Be expected to contain, with
the exception Of party politics. which will be at oil times
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 tho Potomac, in hon
who yenerates of WASHINGTON would rejoice 10
see completed After deductng out Of the subscription
the remaining funds win be f6uiiy applied and with,
out reserves to the purpose Indicated The aid therefore
Of all who willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
jcc and 50 entirely national is earnestly requested
BY subscribing to the Monument valuable journal at
thing II 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 Affairs to
Peru who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
Journal, well qualified to perform the duties OF
tory to the subscribers They assure their fellow citizens
that this enterprise Is not speculation got up for ind
with his and at his risk; II successful he
viii receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more,
one dollar therefore, the direct subscription the
erection of the Monument will be- In any event applied
10 Inc support OF the the society
ner held pecuniary responsible q7g,3 sfgsgefg fst
To give the public idea OF what may be done with the
journal it is proposed to publish may be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers, at two dollars
each will yield annual net profit OF from f to sixty
The postmasters and secretaries Of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested to act
agents in Obtaining Subscriptions thus aiding the great
object Of our exertons., F,@ -slas sst . Eat
As all editors and publishers, account Of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t to succeed 1t 10 hoped that they viii
trbute its by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be RENTED, and ell letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington
0FFIcKRss-Millard Fillmore, eDofcto Presdent Arch
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox, ayor
Of Washington) Second Vice President; Thos Carbery,
Third Vice President; J. D. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo.
Watterston, Secretary tSft
BOARD or MAyAGHRs-Winfeld Scott, n Towson, Thos.
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Hartley Crawford Benz ogle Tayloc, Elisha Whittesey
Tvms-The MONUMENT win be printed on double
royal sheehe paper and type being of the best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
It may be easily preserved. The price will be two
dollars payable the receipt Of the second
number The nature Of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit, can be given. T.. se
the following terms copies for 81 copies, ST. 10
copies, S15; &c. e 1890. 100 I, .s5at-s..
Those who disposed to patronise the MONUMENT
requested to forward their to tho General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May aud the second the second day of August and
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents TO make returns As
all subscribers viii be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851. i. s- t...~