American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-22
THE CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.
,6,l "A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, M

DsUoted to Af1ican Colonization and Oioifzation,
t' to Literature and General Iatetligence. Y n
1yHE undersigned propose to publish in the City Of
IL Washington, weekly newspaper, bearing the above
title, and dedicated to sound morality In Politics TO the
Union OF the States to the OF African Colonization
and Civilization, and to all topics OF high and general
interest to their country and mankind They will
deavor to impress upon the People and Government OF
the United States and Of States the importance
OF fcoonizng in Africa, with their own consent, the free
people Of color OF this country and such as may become
free They will communicate TO the public all important
information they may obtain in regard to the Geography,
Exploration, Resources, Commerce. and Population of AT
rc the state of the Slave Trade and the best
adapted for Its suppression and will enforce the duty
union among all Christian denominations in efforts to diff
fuse the knowledge Of our Arts Liberty and Christianity,
among the barbarous people Of that Continent. .ef
They will aim to render the journal instructive and
usefl Family Newspaper and to secure for its columns,
rary and scientific, of decided merit.
THE CHRIsTIAN STATESMAN will be of the size of the
Home JornqI or National Era, and exceed in size the
egencer the Union Of this city; and with but few
advertisements will be nearly filled with matter designed
to be of interest to its readers. 4. .5Gt- s.is
1t will be printed with type, fine white paper
and in mechanical execution be equal to the best
papers in the country t4t N# . NJ
TERMs-The Christian Statesman will be two dollars a
Postnasters or others who may be pleased to act as
voluntary agents, will be responsible to those who may
pay over to them and to the order OF such
agents, to any who may make remittanccs for the
Christian Statesman, it will be supplied on the following
terms: 93 We .sa sH Ia. s"aA&
plnBle copy IOr one year . ~ w j
Single copy for six months 90
Three copies for one year 8 90 4.
Six copies for year 10 90
Twenty copies for one year 80 90
Twenty copies for six months is 90
The first number of this paper may be expected to APP
pear early in August and it is desired that those who
disposed to further its great objects by their patronage,
should indicate before that time Orders and
communications, addressed (pos paid to Gurey Good
loe, will receive immediate attention. h
II. r. GURLEY,
DIR. GOODL0E.
COLONIZATION Rooms, Washington, June IL, 1851.
At meeting of the Executive Committee of the Amer
Colonization Society, held the 10th instant, the
Secretary laid before the Committee the Prospectus
newspaper, to be called the Christian Statesman, and to
be devoted to sound morality in Politics. to the Union
the States, to the Of African Colonization and Cv
zaon and to all topics Of high and general interest to
their countryto be published in this city, by the Rev
r. r. Gurley and d. X. Goodloe; after the reading OF
which, it was
Resolved, That cordially and earnestly recommend
the Christian Statesman to the patronage of the friends OF
African Colonization throughout the United States.
june 16-- W. McLAIN Sec. Am. Col Soc.