The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-05-12
May IL.
Prospectus.


THE publishers of the Globe have recently
which prompted tie attempt by the Federal party
10 PROSTATE their establishment, by the !awless
abrogation OF their contract is Printers to the Sem
ate. They showed that there were already six
Federal newspapers-to which seventh is about
10 he addcd-publislicd at Washington-all devotrd
to the dissemination Of Federal principles, and the
defence OF Federal measures. And 10 make this
overwhelming battery of Fcder.l presses at the
seat Of Government tell with the more effect
throughout the Union, the character Of the Gtoor
was to he tarnished, Its means impoverished, and
its political influence destroyed, by sweeping
Lenunclation of nfamy on the part of the Federal
leaders in the Senate-by throwing the dead weight
| of an expenditure Of $4,000 in preparation 10 do
the Congressional work, on the hands of its pub
lishcrs (the printers whose contract was violated
and BY having this whole work of defamation and
ruin accomplished by The judgement Of the Senate
of the Union to give it the sanction Of the highest
tribunal known to our country. The work was
done by caucus packed majority Of Fcdcralists,
and the Editols Of the Globe are left TO sustain
their establishment by the patronage they may
receive from political friends for the papers they
publish. We will not ask or receive the sort OF
Jumping contributions by which the banks and
Federal politicians sustain their presses. We will
abandon the publication of the Globe, ifit cannot
lie supported by the regular subscription price of the
paper. If such of our Democratic friends whose
circumstances do not justify subscription 10 the
daily scmi-weekly paper, will patronize the
cheaper publications issued Ivy us-the Extra
Globc-thc Congressional Glohe, and the Appen-
dix-we shall he enabled TO naintan as hereto.
fore our corps Of Congressional Reporters at the
cost of $4,000 per annum, and 10 draw to our aid
some o. the ab!est pens in our country. We trust
under these circumstances, and at time when the
greatest interest Of the country, and its future desli
ny are put at stakes upon the events with which
the fist year OF the present Administration is prcg
nant, that no individual who has the cause of De.
mocracy at heart, will hesitate TO meet this ap.
peal when at the same ii G he will feel assured
that this trihing tax for his own advantage, will
sustain in triumph at Washington, the longtrled
and faithful press Of his party.
The Extra Globe will be published weekly fol-
six months, commencing on Wednesday, the lOtI
May, and ending on the 10Th November next, mi
| king lwenty-sx numbers, the last of which will
,nlain an index Each numter will contain six
teen royal quarto pages. II will contain principal
ly political matter. The political aspect and hear
ing OF the measures before Congress during tho
special session will be fully developed and when the
proceedings are considered of much interest to the
public, they will be given at length.
The Congressional Globe and Appendix will be-
gin with the extra session Of Congress, to com,
mence OIL Monday the 3lst OF May next, and will
be continued during the session. The Congrcsson.
al Globe will give an imI artial history Of the pre-.
ccedings Of both Houses of CongesS; and the Ap-
pendix will contain all the speeches both sides
of importan, subjects. al full length, as written out,
or revised, by The members themselves. They will
lie printed fast as the business Of the two Houses
furnishes matter tor number. II is certain that
we .Tiil publish more numbers of each than there
will lie weeks in the session. They will he issued
in the same iormas the Extra Globe, and copious
index to each Nothing but the proceedings and
speeches Of Congress will lie admitted into the Con.
gressional Gl l,be or Appendix.
These works being printed in u suitable form for
binding, with copous indexes, will form valuable,
indeed, necessary appendage to the library Of tho
statesman and politician, giving, they do, at an
extremely moderate price, complete epitome OF
the political legislative history of the period.
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and Appendix by the 9th of June next to insure all
tho numbers.
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