Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26
Prospectus0f
sAs THE NATIO NAL MONUMENT
WEEKLY JOURNAL, ih59taait ~
10 bep6ished IN Washington, under the sanction Of the
.s es Washington National Monument Society. A ,E
JAMES G. PIIckEr.r, Editor and Publisher

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The ionmsnsis intended to be literary agricultural
and miscellaneous paper Il will contain select portions Of
the literature of the dayhe best that be found in Ame
eies embracinp nectanics foreign and domestic news .
nopss OF proceedings Of Congres and thing that
such might to contain with the exception
excluded. -'sa go. s.~;."as Il ' 80 M 4
The Monument will pubshed for the express and the sole
purpose OF aiding in the erection Of the noble column
rising the bank ofthe Potomac in honor Of the Father Of
his Country and which every who the Of
WAsHlSeToS would rejoice to completed After deduct-
ing out of the subscription the expense of the journal propo-
sed to be pubhed the remaining funds will be faithfully ap
Piled and without reserve to the purpose Indicated The
oc object and one entirely national is earnestly
quested BY subscribing to the Monument, valuable
journal price may be Obtained while will be iong
something the tme towards completing that mses
tic memorial Of the Nations gratitude. ~ vi
The Board 4f Manager. Nj pIeIsTT former
Peru who proposes to edit and publish the Monument jour
nal well qualified perform the duties Of editor and
scrbers They assure their that this enter
prise not speculation got up for individual eoumen
Mr. Pickett viii make the experiment with his
and his risk and if successfully he will receive nothing
more and he asks nothing more than very moderate com
pensaton for his services Not dollar therefore, the
any event. applied the support the psper the So
ciey in any manner held pecuniarily responsible .
To give the public idea Of what may be done the
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yield annual profit Of from fifty to sixty thousand dol
u
W The Po.tmasers and secrearie Of all organized bodies
throughout the Union respectfully requested to act a
agents obtaining subscriptions for this journal thus aiding
the great object OF exertions i0s tl!l llg 94lf
AS all editors and publishers account of the object for
which the Monument newspaper will be established must
wish It to succeed Il s hoped that they will contribute
to its success by fishing this Prospectus I I'll Lss
All moneys will be remitted, and all letters aud commune
cations addressed prepaid the General Agent the Monu-
ent Society, Hon. ELISHA WHrTrLEsEY, Washington is
38Ji 1aaE la h+0 OFFICERS: a'3 ih ,7a4l6fiA'@
Mard Fillmore, er.o6fcio President. asE. it4E9ia2
Arch. Henderson,, First Vice President
Waitr Lemon, Mayor Of Washington,) Second v Pres
1hos. Cdrbery, Third Vicc President 80 hkh3aA
j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer. Iaa allf 5o 32&.elI
ii George Watterston, Secretary II .e eaaaEa v8a .5
aMAeEIrICEsT, PRESENT. FROM THE KIEa Prussia TO
PRorEssoR have just had the pleasure Of
present sent by the King Of Prussia to counyman,
Professor Morse in acknowledgment Of his success in per-
ecting bis Electro Magnetic Telegraph which is pronounced
by bis Majess Commissioner, after comparison and expe
ment TO be the efficient Of any in the world for great
distances The present consists Of magnificent solid gold
snuff box Of elaborate workmanship and design enclosing the
PsUssTAS GoID MEDAL ron ScIEETIYIc MERIT. The
medal has the face the medallion head Of the King, Free
derrick William the Ivh surrounded by exquisiely executed
embems Of religion urprudence, medicine, and the ats
the reverse, Apollo drawn by four fiery steeds in the
chariot Of the uavesng the zodiac while from The head
Of the god the rays Of light darting abroad. VIII,
{ Ne,c York Obserpr.
BOARD OF MANAGERS: