American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-14
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UMENT"

Postmaster.
PROSPECTUS OF THE "NATIONAL MON
UIENT,"
4 sOeekly Journal 10 be published in Washington,
under The sanction Of the Washington National
Monument Society.
JAMES G. PICKETT EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
The Monument intended to be aliterary, agricultural
and miscellaneous paper twill contain selections Of the
can and English publications. interesting scientific articles
embracing mechanics; foreign and domestic news; sy
that such journal might be expected to Contain with
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 banks Of the Potomac, hon
or OF the Father of his Country which every one
who veneraes the of WASHINGTON would rejoice &c
see completed After deduetng Of the subscription
the remaining funds will be faithfully applied and with
out reserve to the purpose Indicated The add therefore
ec and one SO entirely national is earnestly requested
BY subscribing to tho Monument valuable Journal at
low price may be obtained while il will be doing some
thing at the time towards completing that majestic
memorial OF the Nations gratitude.
Inc Board oil Managers recommend Mr. Pickett former
y Fourth Auditor of the Treasury and Charge d fairs Go
feru, who proposes to edit ard publish tie Monument
edtor anu To conduct the paper faithfully, and sasfac-
tory to the subscribers. They their fellow
.his eerprlse Is not speculation got up for ind
with his own means and at his risks successful he
VIII receive nothing more, and he asks nothing more
than very moderate compensation for his services Not
one dollar therefore, OF tho direct subscription TO the
erection of the Monument viii be- in any event app
to the support of the ppor the Society in any ma
ner held pecuuiarily responsible
To give the public idea of what may he done with the
" proposed to publish, IL may DO stated that
list of hy thousand paying subscribers at two dollars
each will yield an annual net profit Of fifty to sixty
The postmasters aud secretaries OF all bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested
III coAp Ing subscriptions thus aiding the great
AS All edtors and publishers, Of the object
Tor whl the Monument newspaper will be established
ID st wish it 10 succeed, ii is hoped that they will CON
tribute to its success by publishing this prospectus.
All moneys viii DO reittod, and all letters and moneys
addressed prepaid to tho general agent of the
Society, Hon Elisha Whituesey, Washington.
oFricEls-Millard Fillmore, e1-ofcio PRESIDENT Arch
Henderson, First Vice PRESIDENT Walter Lenox, Mayor
of washington Second Vice President; Thos Carbery
Third Vice President; J. u. Ii. Smith, Treasurer; Geo
Watterston Secretary.
BOARD OF MAS4GgRs-Winfeld Scott N. Towson, Thos
Munroe, W. A. Bradley, r. u: Pendali Walter Jones,
Hartley Crawford BENZ ogIe Tayloe Elisha Whittlesey
Terus.-Thc MONUMENT will be printed on a double
royal heetthe paper and type being of the best quality
and in quarto form, containing sixteen large pages that
il may be easily preserved The price viii be
dollars per annum payable on the receipt Of the second
any credit, can be given
Societies and clubs win be furnished with the MONUMENT
on the following TERMS copies for So copies IS; 10
Those who are disposed to patronse the MONUMENT are
requested to forward their names to the General Agent
without delay. The first number will be published early
in May and the second on the second day of August and
weekly thereafter; time being allowed for the Prospectus
TO be circulated and for the agents to make returns As
all subscribers will be contributors 10 the Monument
itself, their names will be published in the paper.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1851.
GODFREY PATTIsoN, Co, OF NEW YORK.
VI take leave TO inform their friends and the public
that they have taken the Importing business their
selves strictly to the Commission business for the pur.
Chase OF dry goods, in Glasgow, Scotland
From their long experience in the trade they feel
nf hos
In the importation Of dry goods and they respectfully 10
lcit orders, which shall have their best attention
The name Of the firm in Glasgow h changed 10 GoDERET
PATr1sos Co.
The New York firm being dissolved they viii be pleased
70 receive orders through their agent James Patson No
81 Pine street, New York.
GODFREY pATrIsoN 4 Co., Cbmmis,ion g,y1,n,,.
Glasgow, Scotland.
Messrs. Dennison, Wood Co.. New York
Messrs. W. c. Pickersgr a Co, do
Messrs Merritt, Ely Co., do
Joseph Walker, esq, do
The subscribers beipr alone sntr,,s,ss ,h ,r,,,. =
cloth and pattern OF these goods for the United slater
GODFREY PATTISoN & Co, Glasgow
ofce 81 Pine street. New York. "a
DoKER, BROS 4 JONES, So Market street. phiIadel.
ID pha, invite the attention Of the trade their spleen
did stock of Fancy and Staple B0NNETS and HATS, OF
all kinds purchased for cash In Europe by our r
and also assortment Of city and eastern Boots and
Shoes All OF which they otler at very low rates.
rIHE BEST AND MOST NALUAIrisE AGRICULTURAL
i IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Pair in $780, will be seen by the award
mums below:
Awarded 10 Y. whitman jr, No 55 Light street Bal !,
more by the Maryland State Agricultural society al NIL
81 Annual Fair held ia Baltimore I'D Gath and x n ~
October, 1850
For the best Plough in the ploughng match s,o
For the best ploughing with OK team, especial pre-
For The best plough on exhibition, LIST pr ,,,,ur.
For the bcst Railway Horse Power, VI .itman's I'm.
For the best Hay Press LIST prcmi- : ~
For Me beet Cornshellcr, LIST pr .,n;mr -
For the boz Field Roller, 1s' oremn1n 3
rsor the best Cornstalk Caters and Grinders lar
premium s
For the best ~ and Manure Fork, LIST premium,
For the best Hayrakes, 1st premium )
For the best Cultivator, LIST premium
No exhibitor ~ Agricultural Implements at aboy,
named Pair, having received onehaf the Of pre-
miums awarded us on The different kinds Of Implement
an Machines, IL Is conclusive evidence that con
cid red the best and most valuable exhibition.
the great Fair Of the Maryland Institute the pro
motion Of Mechanic Arts, held IN Baltimore In Oco
Me al) awarded 10 Ezra Whitman jr for the largest
and best display Of Agricultural Implements Also rs
Vemium (anoher Silver MEDAL for his proved Wrong
Iron Railway orse Power which made for exhibition
At The Worlds Fair, IN London. In May 1851.
Our stock this srason will be the lareest ever offered In
this cyfand probably the largest In the world
Of more than 5000 Plpughg, go ThreqbinQ Machines
1000 Wheat Pens 1870 Corn shelcrs 500 straw Cutters
500 Culbyators, Reapng Machines Wheat Drills Corn
s1d Cob Crabers, Burr stone Mills Cider Mn IA, X
Cotton Presses together with every arce vvbtnL = s
or painter oould wish in the prosecution ofbis
All o. vhich viii be sold on reasonabe terms AZ Wholesale
Attic old stand Is light st. til Bsi lIS co