Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-08-20
Prospectus of the National, sIonume,...

weekly Journal, to be published in Washing
ton under the sanction of the Washington Nation
al Monument Society.
The Monument edited and published nv James n
Pickett, is intended TO be literary Agricultural
and miscellaneous paper. 1t will contain select nor
tions of the literature of the day-the best that can
be found in American and European publications.
foreign and domestic news a synopsis of the nro
ceedings of Congress; and every thing that surb n
Journal might be expected to contain with the ex-
ception of party politics, which will be M ali t;mes
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will be published for the express
and sole purpose of aiding in the erection of the no.
BILE column now rising on the bank of the Potomac
IN nonor OF the Father of his Country, and which
every one who venerates the name of Washington
will rejoice to see built After deductng out of the
subscription the expense of the journal proposed
to be published, the remaining funds will be faith
iully apPhed, ana without reserve, to the purpose
Indicated Inc AID therefore, of all who are will
ing TO contribute to so patriotic an object and one
so entirely national, is earnestly requested By
subscribing to the Monument valuable Journal at
th low prtfe Is optaned while twill be doing some
thing at the same time towards completing that ma.
JesLc memorial OF the nations gratitude
Inc board OF Managers recommend Mr. Pickett,
formerly 4th Auditor of the Treasury and Charge
Afaires to Peru who proposes TO edit and nnb.
lsh the Monument Journal as one we'll Qualified m
perform the duties of editor and to conduct the pa
per faithfully and satisfactorily TO all Subscribers
Ihey assure their fellow citizens that this paper is
not speculation got up for individual emolument
MIR. Pickett will make the experiment with his own
means and at his own risk and if successful he
VIII receive nothing more and he asks nothing
more, than very moderate compensation for his
services MOI one dollar therefore, of the direct
subscription to the erection of the monument will
be, in any event. applied to the support of the pa
per- nor the Society in any manner held pecuniari-
ly responsible
To give the public an idea of what NAV he done
with the Journal it Is proposed to publish il NAV be
stated that list of fifty thousand paving subscri-
bers at two dollars EACH will yield an annual prof
it of from fifty to sixty thousand dollars
Inc Postmasters and the Secretaries of all organ
lied bodies throughout the Union are respectfully
requested to act as agents in obtaining subscrip-
of our eXertions.
AS all editors and publishers, on account of the
object for which the Monument newspaper will be-
established must wish it to succeed tits hoped that
they VIII contribute to its success by publishing
this prospectus.
All moneys will be remtted and all letters and
communications addressed, prepaid to the Gener-
al Agent of the Monument Society, Hon. Elisha
Whittlesey, Washington.
OFFICERS.
Willard Fillmore, ex officio President
Arch Henderson, LIST V. President.
Walter LenoX, Mayor of Washington, Cd V. Pres't
Thomas Carberry, Sd V. President
}. B. ii. Smith, Treasurer
George Watterston, Secretary
BOARD OF MANAGERS
Winfield Scott, Tho's Blagden, r. H. Crawford,
N Iowson Peter Force, Tho's Monroe,
WV: Seaton, w. A. Bradley, M F. Maury,
T. Il. Fendall, Benz. o. Taylor, Walter Jones,
T.. Whittlesey
Terms.-The Monument will be printed on a
double royal sheet, the paper and type being of the
pest quaity and in quarto FORM containing sixteen
large pages, that II may be more easily preserved
Inc price will be two dollars per annuni, payable
on the receipt of the second number The nature
OF the enterprise not admitting of any credit, none
can be given