American telegraph., 1851-05-24
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UAENT,n


PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UhIENT,"
A weekly journal TO be published in Washington,
under The sanction Of The Washington National
Monument Society
JAMES c. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended TO be literary agricultural,
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections of the
literature Of the daythe best that 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 contain, with
the exception OF party politics, which will be at all times
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will be published for the express and
the sole purpose Of aiding in the erection of the noble
column now rising the banks Of the Potomac, in hon
or OF the Father of his Country and which every
who venerates the of WASHINGTON would rejoice
see completed After deducng out Of the subscription
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied, and with
out reserve to the indicated The aid therefore
OF all who willing to contribute patriotic an OBJ
Ject and entirely national earnestly requested
BY subscribing to the Monument valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained while it will be doing
thing at the tme towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
y Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge Affairs
Peru who proposes to edit and publish the Monument
Journal as one well qualified to perform the duties OF
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully and satisfac
tory to the subscribers They their eowcitzens
vdual emoument Mr. Pickett will make the experment
with his own means and at his risk if successful he
VIII 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 viii be, in any event. applied
to the support of the the Society in any
ner held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public an idea of what may be done with
journal is proposed to publish it may be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers dollars
each will yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
The posmasers and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
Df IN
As all editors and publishers, account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper win be established,
must wish it to succeed II is hoped that they will
tribute to its by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be remtss and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid TO the general agent of the Monument
Society Hon. Elisha whttesey, Washington.
oFfcERs-slillard Fillmore erotco Presidents Arch.
of washingtonJ Second Vice President; Thos csrbery.
Third Vice President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer Geo.
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MANAems.-winfeld Scott, ~ Towson Thos |
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, p. K Feudal, Walter Jones,
Thomas Blagden Peter Force W W. Seaton, NJ p. Maury
Hartley Crawford BENZ 0ge Tayloe Elisha Whittesey
Terms.-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double |
royal sheethe paper and type being Of the best
and In quaro form, containing sixteen large pages that
II may be more easily preserved. rhe price will be
dollars per annum payable 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 MONUMENT
on the following terms copies for s.; copies ss 10
Those who disposed to patronse the MONUMENT arc
requested to forward their the General Agent
wtnoutdeay The hrst number will be published carly
IN May and the second the day August and
weekly thereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
to be circulated and for the agents to make returns A.
all Subscribers will be contributors 10 the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.
G0DFREY PATTIs0N, co, OF NEW YORK.
NJ take leave TO inform their friends and the public
that they have taken up the Importing Business their
own account For the future they win conine them
selves strictly TO the COBmssiOn Business for the pur
chase Of dry goods, in Glasgow, Scotland.
From their long experience in the trade, they feel con
In the importation of dry goods and they respectfully
licit orders, which shall have their best attention
The name Of the firm in Glasgow changed GoDFREY
The New York firm being dissolved they win be pleased
TO receive orders through their agent James Pattison No
81 Pine street, New York.
GODFREY PATTIsoN Co, Commission Merchants,
Glasgow, Scotland
Messrs. w. @. Pickersgill a Co, do
Messrs. Merritt Ely Co., do
Joseph Walker esq.,, do.
The subscribers being alone entrusted with samples Of
cloth and patterns Of these goods for the United
MARKET invite the attention iS Of the trade
Office, 81 Pine street, New York. 2I--
I'D phia, invite the attention Of the trade their splen-
did stock of Fancy and Staple B0NNET5 and HATS of
all kinds purchased tor eash In Europe by one Of firm
Shoes All OF which they offer at very low rates.
rI,IIB BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
i IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited al
the State Pair in 1850, will be by the award Of Pre-
miums below:
Awarded to y. Whitman, jr, No So Light street Bait
by the Maryland State Agricultural Society at their
81 Annual Fair held in Baltimore 3d. oath and 25th Of
October, 1850.
For the best Plough in the ploughiug match SO
For the best ploushing with OK team Especial pre-.
For the best plough on exhibition, 1st premium s
For the best Hallway Horse Power Whitmans I'm
proved, lst premium TX
For the best Hay Press, lat premium "a
For the best Cornsheer, LIST premium g
For the best Field Roller, LIST premium S
For the best Corn-stalk Cutters and Grinders, LIST
premium s
For the best Churns. 1st premium 4
For the best Hay and Manure Fork, 1st premium Q
For the best Hayrakcs, lst premium 2
For the best Cutivator 1st premium
No exhibitor Of Agricultural Implements at the above
named Fair having received onehalf the Of pre-
miums awarded the different kinds of implements
and Machines is that were
sdered the best and most valuable on exhibition.
At the great Fair Of the Maryland Institute the pro
motion OF the Mechanic Arts held In Baltimore in Octo
Der and November 1850, the first premium In heavy silver
hedai) awarded to Ezra whitman ir for tho largest
ana best display Of Agricultural Implements Also first
premium silver Medal for his Improved Wrought
iron railway Horse Power, which made for exhibition
Mt the Worlds Fair, in London, in Nav 1881
Our stock this season will he the largest eyer orod n
this city, and probably the largest In world
Of than 5000 Ploughs. $50 Thresbing Machinos
1000 Wheat Fans 1000 Corn Shelters, 500 Straw Cutters
500 Cultivators, Reapng Machines Wheat DriIIs Corn
and Cob Crushers, Burr Stone Mills Cider Mills ay and
Cotton Presses together with article which farmer
or planter could wish in the prosecution Of his pursus
all Of which viii be cold on reasonable terms at Wholesale
or retail. ". WHITMAN ir., a CO.,
At the old stand, So Light st. Baltimore Nd