American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-07
PROSPECTUS OF THE NATIONAL MON
UMENT,n EIHt#
A aceekly journal 10 be published IN Washington,
under the sanction Of The Washington National
Monument Society. es~ '1
JAMES Q. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBL,

JOuTWut puOttSIteU
under the sanction Of The Washington National
Monument Society. N,sa
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
The Monument is intended TO be literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections the
literature of the ayhe that can be found in Amer
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy-
nopsis OF the proceedings of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected to contain, with
the exception Of party politics, which win be at all times
The Monument win be published for the express and
the sole purpose aiding in the erection Of the noble
or Of the Father of his Country and which every
who venerates the name Of WASHINGTON would rejoice
see completed After deducting out of the subscription
the expenses of the journal proposed be published
the remaining funds win be faithfully applied and with
Of all who willing to contribute SO patriotic an ob
ject and one 30 entirely national is earnestly requested
low price may be obtained while it will be doing some
thing at the same time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
The Board OF Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
ly 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
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully, and satsao
tory to the subscribers They their feowczens
that this enterprise not speculation got for indi
vdual emolument Mr. Pickett will make experiment
with his own and at his risk If Successful he
will receive nothing more and he asks nothing more
dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection OF the Monument will be, in any event. applied
70 the support OF the paper nor the Society in
ner held pecunarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what may with the
journal proposed to publish it may be stated that
list OF hy thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each Will yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars. -
The postmaser and secretaries Of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested TO
agents in obtaining thus aiding the great
object Of our exertons. e...-s~- .-a91
As all editors and publishers, account of the object
for 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 remltcd and all letters and money,
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whitesey, Washington.
0FrIcERsMillard Fillmore epgbfcio President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox, Mayor
of Washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice Presidents j. d. III. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MANAGERs.-Winfed Scott N. Towson, Thos
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, p. X. fendall Walter Jones,
T. Hartley Crawford Benz 0ge Tayoe, Elisha Whttesey
Tsrms-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal sheethe and type being Of the best quality
and In quaro form, containing sixteen large pages that
1t may be more easily preserved The price will be
dollars per payable the receipt of the second
number. The nature Of the enterprise not admitting Of
any credit, can be given.
Societies aud clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following terms copies for IS; copics S. 10
copies, SIS; &c
Those who disposed to patronse the MONUMENT are
requested 10 forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May and the second the second day August
weekly hereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents make
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper
April %. 1851.