The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-06
PROSPECTUS
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NATIONAL MONUMENT,
A toeey Journal, TO be published in Washington.
der the sanction Of The Washington National Aonu-
menf Society.
JAMES c. Pickett, Editor and Publisher.
T'IiE MONUMENT is intended to be literary,
agricultural, and miscellaneous pa per- II will
contain select portions Of the literature of the day
the best that can be found in American and Euro
pean publications interesting scientific articles,
embracing mechanics foreign and domestic news;
a synopsis of the proceedings Of Congress, and
every thing that such a 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 now rising on the bank of the Poto
mac, in honor Of the Father Of his Country, and
which every one who veneratcs the name of w ASH
INGToN would rejoiceto acc completed. After de-
ductng out OF the subscription the expense Of the
Journal proposed to be published, the remaining
funds will be faithfully applied and without re-
fore, of all who willing to contribute SO pa
| trotc an object, and one entirely national, is
earnestly requested. By subscribing to the MoSU-
MENT, valuable journal at o low price may be OBJ
tained while it will be doing something, at the
same time, towards completing that majestic me-
mortal of the Nations gratitude.
The board OF managers recommend MIR. Pickett,
formerly Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and
Charge d'Afnires TO Peru, who proposes to edit and
publish the monument journal, as one well quail
fled to perform the duties of editor, and to conduct
scribers They assure their feow.ciiizcns that
this enterprise is not speculation got up for indi-
vidual emolument. Mr.. Pickett will make the ex-
pertinent with his own means and at his risk,
and, il successful, he will receive nothing more,
and he asks nothing more, than very moderate
compensation for his services. Not one dollar,
therefore, of the direct subscription the erection
of the monument will be, in a.y event, applied to
the support of the paper nor the society in any
manner held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public an idea Of what may bc.donc
with the journal it is proposed to publish, it may
be stated that list of fifty thousand paying sub
scribers at two dollars each, will yield an annual
nett profit of from fifty to sixty thousand dollars
90 The Postmasters and Secretaries of all or
ganzed bodies throughout the Union respect
fully requested to act as agents in obtaining sub
scrptons for this journal, thus aiding the great OBJ
ject of our exertions.
| As all editors and publishers, on account of the
object Tor which the Monument newspaper will be
established, must wish it to succeed, it is hoped
that they will contribute TO its success by publish
ing this Prospectus
dH moneys rciH be remitied and all letters and
Communications addressed pre- paid, to the General
agent qf thc Monument Society, Hon. ELISHA Wnrr-
rLEsEY. Washington.
0Gicrs.-MiLLAnD FILLMORE, cx ofIicio Prcsi
dent; ARCH. HENDERSON, First Vice President;
WALTER LENox, Mayor Of Washington, Second
Vice President; THos. CARBERy, Third Vice Prcs-
dent; J. b IL. SMITH, Treasurer; GEo. WAITER
sToN, Secretary.
Board of 5fa,agas-W Winfield Scott. ~ Tow.
son, Thomas Munroe, w. A. Bradley, p. r. Fen
dali, Walter Jones, Thos. Blagden, Peter Force.
W. Scaton, M. F. Maury, I. Hartley Craw-
ford, Benz Oglc Tayloe, Elisha Whittlcscy.
TERMS The MONUMENT will be printed on a
double royal shect-thc paper and type being
the best quality-and in quarto form, containing
sixteen large pages, that il may be more easily
preserved. The price will be two dollars per an
mum, payable on the receipt of the second number.
The nature of the enterprise not admitting of any
credit mono can be given.
Societies and Clubs will be furnished with the
| MoNvMENr the following terms: copies for
| SIS; copies, So; 10 copies, SIS, &c.
Those who arc disposed to patronisc the MoSu.
MENT, arc requested to forward their names to the
General Agent, without delay. The frat number
will be published early in May, and the second
| the I'd day of August, and weekly therealter time
being allowed for the Prospectus to be circulated,
and for the agents to make returns. As all SUBJ
scrbers will be contributors to the monument itsclf
their names will be published in the paper.
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