American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-02
PROSPECTUS OF THE ssNATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A aceekly journal to be published IN Washington,
saader the sanction Of The Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND pu

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Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
ana miscellaneous paper 1t will contain selections
literature of the dayhe can in Amer
can and English publications. Interesting scientific articles,
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news
nopsis OF the proceedings of Congress- and thing
that such journal might DO expected to contain with
the exception OF party politics, which will be all
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will be published for the express and
The sole purpose of aiding in the erection noble
column now rising the banks of the Potomac in hon
or OF the Father OF his Country and which every one
who yenerate the of WASHINGTON would rejoice 10
completed. After deducng out of the Subscription
the expenses OF the journal proposed be published
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied and with
out reserve to the purpose indicated aid therefore
OF all who are willing to contribute so patriotic an OBJ
Jec and entirely NATIONAL earnestly requested
ny subscribing 70 the Monument, valuable journal
low price may be obtained, while it will doing some
thing at the same time, towards completing that majestic
memorial Of the Nations gratitude .t,. Il a.i -
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge Affairs to
feru, VINO proposes TO edit and publish the Monument
journal, as one Wen to perform the duties of
editor, the paper faithfully and satisfac
toriy to the subscribers They their eowctizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for ndi
yidual emoument Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his own means and at his risk if successful he
VIII receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more,
IMAM very moderate 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 paper the Society any
ner held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what may be done with the
Journal IL is proposed to publish it may be stated that
list OF my thousand paying subscribers, dollars
eac VIII Yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars.
The posmasters and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested to act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding great
object of our exertions -
As all editors and publishers on account Of the object
Tor which the Monument newspaper will established
must wish 1t to succeed, it Is hoped that they will
tribute TO its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys viii be remitsed, and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
OFFoERs.-Millard Fillmore, spoficio President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox Mayor
of Washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice Presidents j. b. III. Smith, Treasurer; Geo.
Wstterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MANAGERs.-Winfeld Scott N. Towson Thos
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, p. X. Fendall Walter Jones'
Thomas Bagden, Peter Force, w W. seaton NJ n Marrry
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ oge Tayoe, Elisha whitesey
Tsrms.-The MONUMENT win be printed on a double
royal sheetthe paper and type being Of the best quality
ana IN quarto form, containing sixteen large pages that
may be more easily preserved The price viii be two
dollars per annum, payable the receipt Of second
number The nature of the enterprise not admitting OF
any credit, none be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms: copies for S5 copies, IS; 10
copies, sl5 &c, - AZ
Those who are disposed 10 patronse the Monument a.,
req uesed TO forward their TO the General st
In Nay and the second the second day of Au INST and
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the pTosnecfs
TO be circulated and for the agents to make eerns A.
all subscribers will be contributors to toe Mopument
ITSELF their names will be published in thu. paper
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.