American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-10
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT," .
A ,oeekly journal to be published IN Washington,
under the sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society. .a

JAMES @. PICKETT, EDITOR AND PUBIIsHKR.
The Monument is intended to be literary, agricultural
ana paper m o. q sne
and English publications. interesting scientific articles,
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
nops 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
The Monument will be published for the express and
the sole Of aiding in the erection Of the noble
column rising the banks Of the Potomac, in hon
or Of the Father Of his Country and which every
who venerates the of WASHINGTON would rejoice TO
completed. After deducting out Of the subscription
the expenses Of the journal proposed to be published
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied and with
OF Is b 3 to So m
ject 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 me towards completing that majestic
memorial Of the Nations gratitude.
y Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury and Charge Affairs
Peru, who proposes edit and publish the Monument
editor and to conduct the paper faithfully and satisic
tory to the subscribers They their fellow
as TINS not % Gs up eF md
with his and at his risk IL successful he
will receive nothing more, and ne asks nothing more
dollar therefore, of the direct subscription to the
erection Of the Monument will be, in any event, applied
10 the support Of the paper nor the Society in any
nsr held pecuniarily responsible.
To give the public idea OF what may be done with the
journal it proposed to publish it be stated that
list of fifty thousand paying subscribers, at two dollars
each, win yield an annual net profit OF rom fifty to sixty
thousand dollars.
The posmasters secretaries OF all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested to act
agents in obtaining subscriptions thus aiding the great
object Of our excrtions
As all editors and publishers account Of the object
for which the Monument newspaper will be established
must wish to succeed 1t is hoped that they will
tribute to its by publishing this prospectus
All moneys will be remttod and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to the general agent Of the
Society, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Washington.
OPncERs-Millard Fillmore, eDo1co President; Arch.
Henderson, First Vice President; Walter Leno1 Mayor
Of Washington) Second Vice Presdent Thos Carbery,
Watterston, Secretary.
BOARD OF MANAGERs-Winfeld Scott, N. Towson Thos
Munroe, w. A. Bradley P. r. Fendall, Walter Jones,
Hartley Crawford BENZ 0ge Tayloe, Elisha Whittlescy
Trms.-The MONUMENT win be printed a double
royal sheehe paper and type being OF the best quality
and in quarto FORM containing sixteen large pages that
may be easily preserved The price will be two
dollars payable the receipt Of the second
number. The nature of the enterprise not admitting
any credit, can be given.
Societies and clubs will be furnished with the MONUMENT
the following terms: copies for S. COPIES IS; 10
copies, SIS; &C.
Those who disposed to patronise the MONUMENT
requested to forward their to the General Agent
without delay The first number will be published early
in May and the second the second day Of August
weekly thereafter time being allowed for the Prospectus
70 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 %, 1851.