American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT,"
4 a0eekly journal to be published IN Washington,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society,"
JAMES Q. PIOKETT, EDITOR AND PunLIsaEn.


st JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument Is intended to literary, agricultural,
and miscellaneous paper 1t will contain selections Of the
hteture of the daythe best that be found in Amer
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic
nopsis 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 Monument will 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
who veneraes the of WASHINGTON would rejoice TO
completed After deducting out of the subscription
the expenses Of the journal proposed to be published
reserve, purpose indicated The aid therefore,
Of all who willing to contribute to patriotic OBJ
ject and so 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 time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude
The Board of Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
ly Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury and Charge Affairs
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 satisfa
toriy to the subscribers They their owitizens
that this enterprise is not speculation got up for nd
vdua emolument 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 a very 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 any
ner held pecuniarily responsible
journal is proposed to publish 1t be stated that
list of nifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
EACH will yield annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars
The postmasers and secretaries Of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested TO act
agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object of exertons.
As all editors and publishers, account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
wish it to succeed 1t is hoped that they win
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus.
All win be reunited and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid TO the general agent OF the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
oPFIcERs.-Mlard Fillmore, er-obicio President; Arch.
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 OF MAsAGERs.-Wnfield Scott, N. Towson, Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. r. Fendal, Walter Jones,
Thomas Bagden, Peter Force W. w. Seaton, NJ Maury,
T. Hartley Crawford, BENZ 0gle Tayloe Elisha Whttlesey
Tsrms.-The MosuMEsr will be printed a double
royal sheethe paper and type being Of the best quality
and In quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
M may be easily preserved. The price will be two
dollars per annum payable the receipt 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
the following terms copies for S5 copies, $S 10
copies, SIS; &c
Those disposed to patronise the MONUMENT are
requested TO forward their TO the General Agent
in May the second the second day of August
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents TO make returns As
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
ITSELF their names will be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON April %, 1881.