American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-06
PROSPECTUS OF THE NATIONAL MON
NJ UMENTv 5fl4
A ,Oeehly Journal to be published IN Washington
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society,"
JAMES 9. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PuBrIsuER.

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'ses JAMES c. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument is intended to be literary agricultural
ana miscellaneous paper twill contain selections of the
htsrsure Of the best that be found in Amer
can ana english publications interesting scientific articles
embracng mechanics; foreign and domestic news sy-
nopss Of the proceedings Of Congress- and every thing
the exception Of party politics. which will be at all times
most vigorously excluded.
The Monument will be published for the express and
tne sole purpose OF aiding IN the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks Of the Potomac in hon
or OF ths Father of his Country which every one
who venerates the name of WASHINGTON would rejoice
zee completed After dedncting Of the subscription
the s3penses of the journal proposed be published
the rssaainng funds will be faithfully applied and with
reserve TO the purpose Indicated ne aid thereor
Of all who willing to contribute to so patriotic an h
ject and entirely national is earnestly
BY subscribing the Monument a valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained, while 1t will be doing
&C the same time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude. it'll t.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr.. Pickett former
Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury and Charge Affairs 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 satisfac
tns They assure their
yidusl emolument Mr. Pickett will make the
with his means and at his risk if successful he
VIII 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 will be- any event applied
to the support Of the paper the Society in any man
ner held pecunarily responsible
70 give the public idea Of what may be done with the
journal It is proposed to publish, may be stated that
list OF h Thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
EACH VIII yield an annual net profit Of from fifty sixty
thousand dollars. 1t aT M
The postmasers secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested to
ss agents IN obtainng subscriptions thus aiding great
object Of our exertons. 0tT stttt ~ Z - {
Al all editors and publishers account Of the object
for winch the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t to succeed 1t il hoped that they con
tribute to its success by Publishing this prospectus
III All moneys will be remlts and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent the
Socisty, Hon. Elisha Whittesey, Washington. aasa
i1aOREcERs - Willard Fillmore epgfcio President; Arch
Henderson, first Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox (sayor
of Wsshngton) Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
TWstterston, Secretary.
~ Board or MASAGERs.-Winfed Scott N Towson Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. X. Fendall Walter Jones
Thomas Bagien, Peter Force, w w Seaton NJ F. Maury
Hartley Crawford, Benz. 0gle Tayloe Elisha whttesey
Erms-The MONUMENT win be printed on a double
royal sheethe paper and type being the best quality
and In quaro form, containing sixteen large pages that
may be more easily preserved. The price win be two
dollars per payable the receipt of the second
number The nature of the enterprise admitting OF
any credit, none can be given. 5's. h : ~.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the Monument
on the following terms: copies for $751; copies So 10
copies, SIS &c. u. ~ " =
Those who disposed to patronse the MONUMENT are
requested TO forward their names to the General gent
without delay The first number will be published early
In May and the second the second day of August and
weekly thercaer time being allowed for the Prospectus
to be circulated and for the agents 10 make returns Az
all subscribers will be contributors to the Monument
ITSELF their names will be published in the paper.
WAsHINe1oN, April %, 1851 y 1851