American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-20
JAMES G. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.

under the sanction Of the WdshMgton Naaonat
Monument Society.
JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
The Monument intended to be aliterary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections OF the
literature Of the daythe best that can be found in Ameri
and English publications. interesting scientific articles
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 one
who yenerates the of WASHINGTON would rejoice to
completed. After dcducting out of the subscription
the expenses of the journal proposed to be published
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied, and with
out to the purpose indicated The aid therefore
of all who willing to contribute patriotic OBJ
ect and entirely NATIONAL is earnestly requested
BY subscribing to the Monument, valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained while it will be doing
thing the time towards completing that majestic
memorial of the Nations gratitude.
The Board of Managers recommend Mr.. Pickett former
B 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 and sasfac
torly to the subscribers They their feowzens
vidua emoumcnt Mr. Pickett will make the experiment
with his own means 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 will be- in any event, applied
the support of the the Society in man
held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public idea of what be done with the
journal 1t is proposed to publish 1t may be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each, win yield annual net profit of from fifty to sixty
thousand dollars.
The postmasters and secretaries of all organized bodies
throughout the Unon respectfully requested to act
agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object Of our exertons.
As all editors and publishers account of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish 1t TO succeed it is hoped that they viii
tribute to its by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be remitted and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent of the Monument
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
0PFIcERs-Millard Fillmore, eDoico President; Arch
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Lenox Mayor
of Washington,) Second Vice PRESIDENT Thos. Carbery
Third Vice President; j. b. III. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston Secretary.
BOARD OF MANAGERs-Winfield Scott, ~ Towson, Thos
Munroe w. A. Bradley p. X. Fendall, Walter Jones
Thomas Blagden, Peter Force, w w Seaton, NJ f. Maury
Hartley Crawford BENZ 0ge Tayloe, Elisha Whittesey
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royal sheehe paper and type being Of the best quality
and in quartz FORM containing sixteen large pages that
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number The nature of the enterprise not admitting
any credit, none be given.
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without delay The first number will be published early
in May and the second the second day of August and
to be circulated, and for the agents returns As
all subscribers will be contributors TO the Monument
itself, their will be published in the paper,
WASHINGTON, April o. 1851.