Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-24
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| IN PROSPECTUS.
| &EACCORDIN(i TO an intirnaiion hero,or,-c -.
yea, there viii be published II the ol,,cr of the
'ationai inteliigenccr, curing the next Session
OF congress, and, if encouraged by the apuroaa-
ton oi the public, Al every session thereafter
REGISTER OF DEEAIEs IN CONGRESS, Intended
to comprehend more full report OF the srecch-
es on topics OF general interest III each house of
congress, than has ever heretofore been Publish
| ed, or than can be given 20 the rutc through
.he ordinary and limited channel the co,nn,I,s
| oi newspaper. This compilation will be of
! the most authentic cast, printed With great re-
gard to accuracy, and in form for durable pr e.
servaion.
This undertaking is not, of course, intrnt,e,Ito
substitute or superscde Tie reports of debates Ter
! the National intcgencer, but rather, by wiih
drawing the heavy and extended reports from
| IFS columns, to enable the propricturs o tlte
journal 10 furnish, every day, in a comprehensive.
form, inteilisbc reports OF the proceedings and
discussions ON the day preceding, IA both houses
The " REGISTER" is necessarily an expert
meat, but If Is experiment the success of winch
we sec no reason 10 doubt. Every one who
takes an interest in political history as we'll
as all those who engage i'll the duties OF political
LIE, must have felt and lainented the wan, of n
record OF debates i'll congress- in n convenient
form, with indexes which nigh: lead the iroui-
rer to any subject debated and O tie name of
any one engaged in debate. Such wor;, " ou!d
pe an elementary hook Tor young politicians ard
we have no hesitation in asserting thai the POS
session OF such one, from the commencement
OF me existing government 10 this day. would
be OF immense value to the nation, were il only
| to show what has heretofore been said upun
questions which are continually recurring for
discussion, and producing needless consumption
oil Time by supertuouS debate. What is true Of
the years that have past, will, they are
gone, be equally true OF those in which we live
1t is not only, therefore, a vehicle of pre-
sent information, but also book for future re-
Nnfar II.
lext-Book, that we hope this work will be both
useful and popular
From the lowness of the subscription to this
work, IT will be that it is no part of our cal
ciiation to realize any present profit from it
On the contrary, we shall, in all probability lose
money by it for year or two, hoping that there
after its established character will insure il q suf
| hcient patronage to make it profitable.
GALES s. sEAToN.
Washington, Sept 1924.
CoNDrTIoNs-The publication of Gang &.
| oEAToNs REGISTER OF DEBATES IN CoyGREss
VIII commence as soon as the debatessa6 each
successive session OF congress s,sa,l afford mate
| riats TO fill half sheet, Is pages)
| The work will be printed in the octave form.
on super royal paper, made for the purpose
and on BREWER type, in double columns-each
i,aee comprising nearly as much matter as Que Of
| She columns of the National Intellieeucer
] 1t will contain as full and accurate reDor,s
| as can he obtained Of all debates on main
| questions, and of al! interesting debates on Incl
DENTAL questions; with appendix contain
| ing list OF the members of each house the
yeas and nays in each house o. questions which
have been the subject of debafe such doom
ments connected with the subjects OF debate.
as may be deemed essential 70 enable the reader
to comprehend them, and proper indexes To-
| the whole
The debates of the next session, it is compu
TED, VIII, with the appendix, make volume
of five hundred pnges, at least. and will he
| furnished 10 subscribers, through the post
Office, in sheets, published, Ger reserved as
| ms Office at the subscribers option) at
three dollars for the volume, be i; more or
less, to be paid in advance in all cases of trans
| mission beyond the city. The sheets vii! be
| transmitted as completed, without regard IL
any particular days, as the publication must of
course be regulated by The preparation of the
matter of which il is composed
Inc subscription vii! in no case, unless with
IN the city, aud not then unless specially indica-
ted, be understood 10 extend beyond the vol
'me actually paid for in advance.
TO inconsistencies the price will be Egur do
lars, bound in boards, for the volume now al
nounced.
The debates ofihe session of cougress follow
| ing the next, and of the first session of everv
congress, will, it is supposed, I'll about one
thousand pages, or perhaps more, making one
| very large volume, or two of Il handsome size
the first session of each congress being nearly
| double the duration of the second The price
OF the Register for the first session of each cOrG
gress be its contents more or less than 1000 pa
ges, will be fixed at dollars 10 subscribers
and six to subscribers
u Subscriptions reccired aMis Office.
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