American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-20
OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A loeekly Journal to be published in Washington,
under the sanction of the Washington National
Monument Soctetv
JAMES G. PIoKETr, Eprros Ayp pup1snKs.

under the sanction of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDrros AND PuBLrsnHR.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper. twill contain selections Of the
nterature or the daythe best that be found In Amer
ein and English publications. interesting scientific articles
enbracing mechanics; foreign and domestic sy
nops Of the proceedings of Congress- every thing
that such journal might DO expected contain, with
the exception Of party politics. which will be ut all times
most vigorously excluded
me Monument viii be published for the express and
the sole purpose of aidngin the erection Of the noble
~ ~ =. Father Of his Country and which every one
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the expenses of the ourna proposed 70 be published.
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BY subscribing to the Monnnent vaCapie journal ~
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y Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury and Charge Affairs 70
Peru, who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
journal, well qualified to perform the duties OF
editor and to paper faithfully, and satisfac
tory the subscribers They their fellow citizens
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EACH will yield annual net profit Of nom fifty to sixty
Thousand dollars
The secretaries Of all organized bodies
throu the Union respectfully requested TO act
agents obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object of our exertions. tRta8Asl y. -. ig
As all editors publishers, account Of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established.
wish Il to succeed 1t is hoped that they will con-
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Society, Hon. Elisha whittlesey, Washington.
OPrcyRs-Mllard Fillmore, eDo6ico President; Arch.
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox (Mayor
of washngton,) Second Vice President Thos. Carbery
Third Vice President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo.
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD MAN,GgRs.-Winheld Scott, NJ Towson, Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, T. X. Fendal, Walter Jones.
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Tsrms-The MONUMENT viii be printed double
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and in quaro orn containing sixteen large pages that
Il may be easily preserved. The price will be
dours per annum payable the receipt Of the second
number. The Of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit, be given.
Societies clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
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requested to forward their names to the General Agent
without delay. The first number will be published early
May the second the second day of August and
10 b. circulated for the agents make As
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ftHplf their names will be published In the paper.
w ,sHIvaroN. April %. 1851.