Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-17
Prospectus for the Year 1850.

The proprietor of the NEW YORK LEDGER is graft
fed Il having It in his power 10 announce his Pros
pectns for the year-1s59-that all the old popu-
lar and eminent writers of the LEDGER STAFF have been
retained and new ones added. Among the latter we
are pleased tn mention the name of the Hon EDWARD
EVERETT, who is TO furnish series articles 10 be
continued during the entire ear, under the title az
f'THE NOUN VERNON PAPERS. - For these articles
alone we have already paid Mr.. Everett (for the ben
eft Of the LADIES' Mount Vernon Associationl the sum
of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AS indication of the popularity of the LEDGER.
need only state the simple fact that its circulation
is larger than that Of any TEN literary papers in the
country It's great success is owing the facts that
its proprietor secures the best writers the country
and sp Tres no expense in getting up the BEST Y
PAPER-a paper of high moral tone The exalted
reputation of its contributors the practical and nva.
raby pure and healthy character of all its articles
the which is taken that not even one offensive
word shall appear IN its columns and the superiority
OF aus tales anu Sketches have gained for the NEW
YORK LEDGER a position that no literary paper has
ever before reach = We feel. and always have felt
since the LEDGER attained immense crcula ton
that heavy respons biiity rests upon us and have
ndeavored to discharge that respou sibty conscen-
tionsy. feeling Confident that ultimately we shonld
receive the THINKS of thousands and of thousands
of families.
AZ 20 the future we are at a loss vbatto saw We
prefer "a PEkfORM rather than to PROMISE. What we
have heretofore done is known ~ our readers: they
know what the LEDGER has been and is nos and
must tlerefrom judge what il will be hereafter We
can 1niy say that among the regular contributors to
GEORGE d, PRENTICE, FANNY FERN,
JOHN IL SAKE, MRs. SIGoURNEY,
nfLNANCs COBB, Jr Mas SoUTHWoRTH,
EMERSON BENNETT, ALICE Cary
~ L. \ ARTHUR. ArEcE RpovvNE
WIN. Ross WALLACE SALE NJ RRyAN
CARLOS ID. STUAF T, MARY ST .NIvN (;t1soS
Col W b. DUNLAP, AUGUSTA MooRE
ana many eminent Lawyers Clergyneu Professors in
Colleges and others, write for the LEDGER anon
ym9usiy; and that our complete arrangements are
such that the current expenses of the LEDGER are
nov" ana VIII constantly be- at the of over three
hundred uhoHSo1d doildrs per dNatsDt.
FACTS ike these carry with them more weight than
any comments that could be made and comments
HilI therefore be dispensed with As We have al ca
dy lltinated we shall leave promising to those who
prefer To expend ther force in that way aud
ourselves with doing what to make the LEDGER
the most Interesting and Instructive FAMILY PEK in
the World.
THE NEW YORK LEDGER is published every Sat
uriiy ahd sold at ali the offices in every CITY
ana town throughout the country and all is mailed To
subscribers at two dollars per annum two comics are
sent Tor three dollars Any person obtaining eight
subscribers at 81 SO each (Which is our lowest club
rates., anu seHaing us - 2, Will be entitled
copy Tree Terms InVaI ably in advance.
H5- The postage the LEDGER 10 any mart of the
United states, paid quarterly yearly advance at
the once where 1t Is received is only twenty cents
year. canada Subscribers must each send TWEEN
tsx cents in addition To the subscription price of the
LEDGER 20 pay the American postage
VI Substitutes must write their addresses includ-
ing tue name oil the place. County and State which
they reside, IN plain hand, TO avoid mistakes.
a1- NO subscriptions are wanted from cities, large
villages, other places where news Offices are per-
manently established.
Bs- All communications must be addressed post-
age PAID, TO ROBERT BONNER,
Proprietor of the New York Ledger;
No. II Aun ST., New York.
n. B-The number Of the LEDGER dated Jan LIST.
1889, will be good for subscriptions 10 date from
as IN that number the MOI NJ VERNON papers y nv
the HON EDWARD EVERETT, will be commenced
ar EvtREiTs articles will be copy righted, TO
prevent publication in any other paper.
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