American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-29
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
A soeskly journal to be published an Washington,
under the sanction of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PuBusHrR.


JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument intended be literary agricultural,
and miscellaneous paper will contain selections
literature of the best that be found in Amer
embracing mechanics foreign and domestic news; sy-
nopsis OF the proceedings Of Congress- every thing
that such journal might be expected to contain with
the exception of party politics, which viii 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
Of the Father of his Country, and which every
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 will be faithfully applied and with,
ont reserve to the purpose indica Tba ala thsrsrs
of all who willing contribute patriotic an OBJ
ject and entirely NATIONAL is earnestly requested
By subscribing to the Monument, valuable journal at
low price may be obtained, while 1t will be doing
thing at the time towards completing that majestic
memorial Of the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
Y 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 satisfac
ory to the subscribers They their felowctizens
vidual emoument. Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his and at his risk; if successful he
will receive nothing more, and he asks nothing MORE
than moderate compensation for his services Not
dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection of the Monument win be- in any event, applied
to the support Of the paper nor the Society in any
ner held pecunarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what may be done with the
proposed TO be stated that
list Of fifty thousand paying subscribers two dollars
each Will yield an annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars. q -
The postmaster and secretaries Of all organized bodies
throughout the Union, respectfully requested act
as agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding great
object Of our exertions.
As all editors and publishers, account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t to succeed 1t is hoped that they will con-
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be remitted and all letters moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whitnesey, Washington.
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox Mayor
Of Washington) Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; J. B. H. Smith, treasurer Geo
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD or MASAGERs.-Winfeld Scott, N. Towson Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Thomas Blagden, Peter Force w. W. Seaton, NJ r. Maury
T. Hartley Crawford BENZ Oge Tsyloe, Elisha Whittlesey
7nms-The MONUMENT win be printed on double
Royal sheetthe paper and type being Of the best quality
and In quaro form, containing sixteen large pages that
II may be more easily preserved The price will be two
dollars per annu payable the 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, ST. 10
copies, SIS; &c.
Those who are disposed to patronse the MONUMENT are
requested to forward their the General Agent
without delay. The first number will be published early
In May and the second the second day August and
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents TO returns As
all subscribers will be contributors the Monument
ITSELF their names win be published In the paper
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.