The republic., 1851-07-14
PROSPECTUS
or The

\ NATIONAL MONUMENT,
sOeekIy journal 10 be published in Uashlngfon Un
der tae saetiOn Of ths Huntington National 8IOnS
Ment Society.
\ JAMES c. PICKETT, Editor and Publisher.
\ 'IVIIE MONUMENT is intended 10 be a literary.
| agricultural, and miscellaneous paper. ID will
contain select portions of the lite Of the dav
publications interesting scientific articles,
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news;
a synopris Of the proceedings OF Congress, and
every thing tfa. sheh journal might be expected
10 contain, with the sscepticn Of party politics,
which will be at all times noys ri .ously excluded.
The MONUMENT will be bepublisbed for the express
and the sole purpose OF aiding IN the erection OF The
noble column now rising on the bank OF The Poto-
mac, in honor of the Father of his Couriry, and
which every who venerates the name of W ASH
ISGToN would rejoice To see completed. After de-
iucting out of the subscription the expense Of the
journal proposed 10 be published, the remaining
FUNDS will be faithfully applied and without re-
5erye TO the purpose indicated. The aid, there
lore OF all who are willing TO contribute TO so pa
trlouc an object, and one entirely national, 10
earnestly requested. BY subscribing TO the MoHV-
SENT, a valuable journal at low price may be OBJ
tained, while 1t will be doing something, at the
same time, towards completing shat majestic me
mortal OF the Nations gratitude.
The board OF managers recommend MIR. Pickett,
lormerly Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and
Charge dAfaires 10 Peru, who proposes to edit and
publish the monument journal, as one we'll quail
fed to perform the duties Of editor and to condD@t
the paper faithfully and satisfactorily the sub
scribers. They assure their fellow,citizens that
this enterprise is NOT speculation got up for indi-
vidual emolument. Mf Pickett viii make the cx-
pertinent with his own neans ard at his rsk,
and, If successful, he will receive nothing more,
and he asks nothing more, than very moderate
compensation for his services. Not one dollar,
therefore, of the direct subscription the erection
Of the monument will be, in any event, applied to-
the support of the paper, the society in any
manner held pecunarily responsible.
To give the public an idea Of what NAV be done
with the journal 1t is proposed TO publish, it may
be stated that list Of fifty thousand paying sub
scrlbers at two dollars each, will yield annual
nett proht OF from nifty TO sixty thousand dollar5
90 The Postmasters and Secretaries of all or
ganized bodies throughout the Union are respect
fully requested 10 act agents in obtaining sub
scrptions for this journal, thus aiding the great OBJ
ject of our exertions.
As all editors and publishers, on account of the
object for which the Monument newspaper will be
established, must wish il to succeed, il is hoped
that they viii contribute TO its success by pubhsb-
ing this Prospectus.
Ill moneys tDiH be remited, and all letters and
communications addressed pre- paid TO the General
ASent 9fMe Monument Society, Hen. ELISHA WHir-
rLEsEy. Washington
Officers. .--MILLARD FILLMORE, ex officio Presi
dent; ARCH. HENDERSON, First Vice President;
WALTER LENox, Mayor Of Washington, Second
Vice President; THos. CARBERY, Third Vice Pres-
dent; J. b. ii. SMITH, Treasurer GEO. WAITER
sToN, Secretary.
Board of ManagTs.-W Winfield Scott. ". Tow
son, Thomas Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. Il Fen
dali, Walter Jones, Thas. Blagden, Peter Force,
W. w Seaton, M. F. Maury, T. Hartley CTaw-
ford, Benz. Ogie Tayoe, Elisha Whttlesey.
TEAMS The MoNUMENT will be printed on G
double royal shect-the paper and type being
the best quality-and in quarto form, containing
sixteen large pages, that it may be easily
preserved The price will be two dollars per an
mum, payable on the receipt of the second number.
The nature of the enterprise not admitting of any
credit, none can be given.
Societies and Clubs will be furnished with the
MosuMENT on the following terms: 3 copies for
IS; copies, SIS; 10 copies, $l5, &c.
Those who are disposed to patronise the MoNU
MENT, are requested to forward their names to the
WIN be published early in May, and the second on
tae "a day of August, and weekly thereafter; time
being allowed for the Prospectus to be circulated,
and Tor the agents to make returns. As all sub
scrbers Will be contributors TO the monument itself,
their names will be published in the paper
w WAshiNeToN, April %, ls5l. April &c