American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A aoeehly journal to be published an Washington,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

! JAMES G. PICKETT EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary, agricultural
and paper will contain selections of the
and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic sy
nops of the proceedings Of Congress- and every thing
that such journal might be expected to contain, with
the exception OF party politics, which will be at all times
most vigorously excluded.
the sole purpose Of aiding in the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks Of the Potomac, in
who venerates the Of WASHINGTON would rejoice 10
completed. After deducng out of the subscription
the of the journal proposed to be published
reserve, purpose Indicated The aid therefore
Of all who willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
ject and entirely nationals is earnestly requested
BY subscribing to the Monument valuable Journal
low price may be obtained, while it will be doing some
Thug the time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
The Board OF Managers recommend Mr. Pickett, former
Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury and Charge 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 satisac
tory to the subscribers They assure their owctizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up ind
vidual emolument. Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his and at his risk If successful he
will receive nothing more, and he asks nothing
than moderate compensation for his services Not
one dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection of the Monument will be, in any event. applied
TO the support OF the paper, the Society in
ner held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what may be done with the
journal IL is proposed to publish, be str ted that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each will yield annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars.
The aud secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested TO
agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object Of our exertions
As all editors publishers OF the object
for which the Monument newspaper win be established
must wish 1t succeed, il is hoped that they will
tribute to its by publishing this prospectus.
All moneys win be remitsd and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent Of the
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
0FrIcERs-Millard Fillmore eDofco President; Arch.
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox Mayor
of Washington Second Vice Presidents Thos. Carbery,
Third Vice President; j. b. ii. Smith, Treasurer; Geo.
Watterston, Secretary
BOARD MASAsERs.-winfeld Scott, N. Towson, Thos.
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. X. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Thomas Blagden Peter Force, w. W. Seaon, NJ Maury,
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ 0ge Tayoe, Elisha Whittlesey
7srms.-The MONUMENT will be printed a double
royal sheethe and type being Of the best
and in quaro FORM containing sixteen large pages that
# may be easily preserved The price win be two
dollars per payable the receipt Of the second
number The nature Of the enterprise admitting
any credit none can be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
the following terms: copies for $ COPIES ST. 10
copies, Sl5: &c.
Those who disposed to paronise the MONUMENT
requested to forward their TO the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
in May and the second the second day of August and
to be circulated and the agents make returns
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their will be published in the paper.
April q. 1851