Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-30
PROSPECTUS
OF
The New York Ledger.

As an indication Of the popularity of the LEDGER,
We need only state the simple TACT that It's ciFcua-
ton is larger than that OF any other TEN Literary
papers IA tn country Its great success Is owing
the fact that its proprietor the best writer's
in TIE country, and spIrcS expense in getting up
the BEST FAMILY PAPER paper of high moral
tone. rhe exalted reputation Of its contributors
the practical and vJrilby pure aud healthy char
of all its ARTICLES the which is tai Ell that
umGs and the eriorfy of its Tales and Sketches
have gained for the NEW YORK LEDG Err a position
that no literary paper has before reached. We
feel, aud always have felt, since the LEDG r at
tanned its immenee cusiion, that a heavy rcspOn-
sibilty rests upon us, and have underworld To dis
charge that responsibility cOHscieutiJasly, feeling
confident that Ultimately we would receive the
thanks OF thousands and tens OF thousands OF FAM
lies.
As to the future, we are at loss hat TO say. ",
prefer t. PEkFaHN rather than PROMISE What VI
have heretofore donr IL known 10 our readers the,
know what the LEDG liz rs been and Is now, anc
must therefore Judge what Il viii be hereafter. We
can only say that among the contributors to th'
EI,wARD EVERETT, WIN. C. BRYANT,
CHARLES DICKENS, GEO. p. MORRIS,
H noy i HJk RaYM,Np n kIIA W caR4 k,r,ur
GEO. ID. PRENTICE, FANNY FERN,
JOHN q. SAKE. MRS. SlGUJRNEY.
SYLVANUS COBB, in. MRS SOUrHWORTH
EMERSON BENNETT, MARION HARI.AND,
WM. r. WALLACE, ALICE. CARY,
CARLOS u. STUART. EMMA a. BROWN.
Cor. W. b. DUNLAP, SALiIE NJ. BRYAN,
and many eminent Lawyers, Jicrg' men, Professor
IA College and others, who write for the LEDGER
anonN mouSiy. and that our complete arrange ants
are such that the current expenses OF the I.EDGER
nov AMI Viii constantly be at the rate II over
hTee hundred thousand dollars per dnHHIa.
FACTS Ike these CJTFy win them more weigh
than any comments that could be made, and CON
cDts viii therefore be disp used with. As haVt
already intmated shall leave proaisiHg a. os,
who prefer 10 e1peud their force ia that way ant
content ourselves with nong what TO
the LEDGER the most interesting and iustrus tive
FAN Ky PAPER in the world.
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Saturday aud sold al the news Offices every cItt
and town throughout the cnuLtry; aud Is mailed &
subscribers At t~o dollars per aHnum; tao copss
for three dollars ANY Postmaster tanning eghi
Subscribers At 81 30 each (wlnc l. lowest cIul
rale), aud sending 81, III be entitled 10 on,
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CulIed States, paid quarterly or yearly. IA advance
at the Office where Il IS rf,eived IS only twenty sA
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IS Subscribers must wrlte ,hcir addresses, ~.
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Proprietor OF the New YorS Ledger,
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