American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-08
JAMES G. PICKETT, Enron AND

under the sanction Of The Washington Nationa
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EprroR AND PUpLIsHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper 1t will contain selections of the
literature of the daythe best that be found in Amer
English publications. interesting scientific articles
nopss Of the proceedings of Congress- and thing
that such Journal might be expected to contain with
the exception Of party politics. which will be at all times
The Monument viii be published for the express and
the sole purpose OF aiding in the erection of the noble
column rising the banks Of the Potomac in hon
Of the Father of his Country, and which every one
who venerates the name Of WASHINGTON would rejoice
completed After deductng out of the subscription
the expenses of the journal proposed to be published
the remaining funds viii be faithfully applied and with
out reserve to the purpose indicated The ad therefore,
OF all who are willing to contribute patriotic an OBJ
ect aud one entirely NATIONAL is earnestly requested
By subscribing to the Monument, valuable journal at
low price may be obtained while it will be doing some
thing at the same time towards completing majestic
memorial OF the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
y Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury and Charge to
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 satisfa
tor to the subscribers They their alowctizens
vdual emolument Mr.. Pickett will make the experiment
with his and his own risk; If successful bs
WI receive nothing more and he asks nothing MORE
than very moderate compensation for his services Not
one dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection OF the Monument win be- in any event applied
to the support OF the the Society in any man
ner held pecuniarily responsible. - !
To give the public idea what may be done with the
journal IS proposed to publish, it may be stated that
Inst OF nifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
EACH will yield annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars '
The posmasers and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Union, respectfully requested to act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object of exertions. - 90
AS all editors and publishers on account of the object
lor wnlcn tne Monument newspaper will be established,
must wish II TO succeed it is hoped that they will con-
tribute 70 It's success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys Will be remiitcd and all letters and MONEYS
prepaid to the general agent the Monument
society, non, Elisha Whittesey, Washington.
oFpIoERs-Millard Fillmore, eD-oicio Presidents Arch.
Of Washington,) Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MASAGERs-Winfeld Scott N. Towson Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley z. X. Fendall, Walter Jones'
Thomas Basden, Peter Force, W w Seaton. NJ F. Maury
I. Hartley Crawford, BENZ 0gle Tayloe Elisha Whittesey
TeraaS.-The MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal shee-he paper and type being best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large that
IL may be more easily preserved The price will be two
dollars per annum payable the receipt Of the second
number The nature Of the enterprise admitting OF
any credit, none can be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the Joyurxr
on the following terms copies for S. copies S. 10
copies, $751; &c. " =
Those who disposed TO patronise the MONUMENT arc
requested % forward their TO the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
In Nay and the second the second day of August and
weekly Thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents make returns As
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their names win be published in the paper
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