The Van Buren press., 1859-12-09
PROSPECTUS
THE NEW YORK LEDGER.


| As an indication of the popularity of the Ledger
we need oaiy say tha; il. circulation is laisr r th,
;hat Of any other 7 IN literary papers in the coun
try Its great sueess l. oN ing to the fact that it,
prolre,or secures the hcs' writers in the couatrv
aud spares expcn-s getting up The hes, fam,
Iiiv Ia;-r--: Ia!-r Of high moral tone The exalt-
ID reputation Of it, contributors the practical anc.
invariably Tu. and healthy character Of all its ar
ticle-, thu which is taken that one ofcnsv We
word shall aI,I.s,r in its columns aud the superi
"rl1y "f iis tals hnj sketches hNve gained for the
New York Lelser position that t>to literary paper
has ever belu-- reached. We feel, auI always Ia yc
felt sine ;hc Ledger attained is nh,-n~e crcula-
ton that heavy responsibility rests n hn Us and
have enieayor-i 70 diHeharg, that Responsibility
leonscientously, feeling confident tha, ultimately
We should receive the thanks of thousands and tens
Of thousands # families
As t" the future at a loss what Ia ssy
We prefer Ia perform rather IN to promise Nhat
We have heretofore .lonc l. known to oar reai.rs .
they know what the Ledger has been and mus;
Therefore judgc what il will ie hereafter. We can
only say that among the ntsbucrs To- the l. dyer
are
IDwsEp rvTEIrr, wM. e. GaYAxr
CHARLES DICKENS, GEo. r. MORRIS
PAUL NoEPlTY. y. T.. WILLS
HON n J. RAYMOND, ANNA CORA EITCHfE,
GEo. u. PRENTICE, FANNYFLEN,
JOHN C.. sANE, sIGOT ENEY,
sYLvNSUs COBB. JR., Mrs soUTuwoEru.
ENNEHsoN BENNETT, MhEtoN HAILASD,
wM. u. WALLACE, ALICE CARY,
CARLOS D. sruNEr. \ BROWN.
COT W. b DUNLAP. shLLE N EEYAS,
and many eminent Lawyers. Clergyinen. Prof,,s
sors in Colleges. aud others who writc for the Leig
cr anonymously ; and that complete arr.Insc-
nents such that the curr.nt expenses of the
Ledger now and will be constantly a, the rate
Of over three hundred Thousand dollars PER annam.
Facts like these carry with them more weight
than any comments that could be inadc aud com
igcEts will, Therefore be dispensed with. As We
have alr.;v intimE;e,i We shall leav,. pronisn to
those who chspse To- cNl-ni their fierce in that
and dc v hat We can tn make the Ledger the most
interesting and instructive family paper in the
world
The New York Ledger is published every Sa;ur
lay, and sold Ei all the offices IN every city
and town tir'uahou; The country AMI ) mailed t.
subscribers at - rcr annum two copies sent for
81 Any Postmaster obtaining eight subscribers
ai 81 90 each (Which Is lowest club rs,c) and
ending Us Sl9. viii lie entitled to copy ircc
Terms invariably IN advance.
- he i,stG.st un the Ledger t. hHV Iarf of the
United S.atgs paid quarterly yearly. in vanc-
al the "tlic- VII. re 1t Is received only ~
c-n'- a vcrr. Clnaia Subscribers IguSt each -gni
twenty six cents in l. l.lit"n - the subscription
price 81 the Ledger. T. Ray the Au,sfcSn postage.
- Subscribers mus write their aiir.SscS. in
ciUiing The name of the place. county ami : ate in
which they reside, in u plain hand % 10 avoid
mistake
- No subscriptions are want-,l from cities
larzs, Villages other places where o,lics are
permanently established.
- All communications must b. addressed
postage paid. - EOBBEBT BONNER
Proprietor Of the N,.w York ledger.
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