The North-Carolina standard., 1842-11-02
DROsPECTUs FOR THE CONGRESS
SlONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

These works have such wide circulation, and have
been universally approved and sought after by the
pubic that deem necessary only in this proSpec
tuS to say that they will beconnued at the next
sion of Congress, and to state, succnctly, their
contents, the form in which they will be printed and
the prices for them.
The Congressional Globe is made up of the daily
proce edings of the two Houses of Congress. The
speeches of the members abridged, condensed,
to bring them into reasonable readable length
All the resolutions offered, moIions made, are given
at length, in the movers words; and the yeas and
nays all the important questions 1t is printed with
small type-brevier and nOnpareil-on double-roya
Shee in quaro form, each number containing 16 royal
quarto pages 1t printed fast the business done
in Congress furnishes matter enough for number
The first four weeks of session usually furnish matter
enough for one number week; and the balance of
the session enough Tor two three numbers week.
The coming session of Congress will furnish matter
enough, suppose, for twenty-five thirty numbers.
The Appendix is made up of the PREsIDENT's annual
message, the reports Of the principal officers OF the
Government that accompany it, and all the long
speeches of members of Congress-, written out
vised by themselves. 1t is printed In the same form
as the Congressional Globe, and usually makes about
the same number of There are not so many num-
bers published the first weeks of session, they
numbers ofthe Congressional Globe because the mem.
ters slow in writing out their speeches. Blu: to.
wards the close of session, the numbers published
more frequently than the Congressional Globe.
Each of these works is complete in ITSELF bu: it is
necessary for every subscriber who desires full know
ledge of the proceedings of Congress, 10 have both
because, them if there should be any ambiguity in the
Spe6cQ,
ness published in the Congressional Globe the read
er may to the Appendix The speeches at
length, corrected by the member himself.
Now there is source but the Congressional Glube
and Appendix, from which person can obtain a full
history of the proceedings of Congress GALES & SEA-
TONS Register of Debates, which contained history,
suspended in the year 1887, and not since been
resumed. Il about five times much for a ses-
sion the Congressional Globe and Appendix, and
did contain equal amount of matter, great por
ton of the current proceedings being omitted The
speeches Of both parties are published in the Daily
Globe and in the Congressional Globe and Appendix:
other papers publish their only. We are !
enabled TO prE the Congressional Globe and Appen-
dix the low rate proposed, by having large
quantity of type and ping The Congressional matter
that up for the Daily and Semi-weekly Globes
standing for the Congressional Globe and Appendix.
Complete indexes to both the Congressional Globe !!
and the Appendix printed al the close of each
sion, and sent TO all subscribers for them.
The report Of the Congressional Globe and Appen. |
dix in the least degree affected by the party or
bias of the Editors They are given precisely writ.
ten out by the Reporters and the Members themselves
And the whole subject the revision and correc-
tion of the speakers, they pass in review in our
daily sheet, in case any Misunderstanding misrep
sentaon of their remarks should occur We make
daily analysis of the doings in Congress, and give
opinions in it freely; but this is found only in the Daily
and Weekly Globes. The Daily Globe is
S 10, the Sem-weekly Globe S 5, and the Weekly
Globe So per annnm, IN ADVANCE. The Weekly Globe
is printed in the form as the Congressional Globe
and Appendix, and complete index made to it at the
enQ OF each year.
Both Houses of Congress take the Congressional
Globe ahd APpehdix for their commiitee-rooms ant,
for the Libraries of Congress So confident that
all who may subscribe for these works will be pleased
with them, that hereby pledge ourselves to take
hem back and refund The money 10 all who shall be
dissatisfied If any persons shall have any of the pre-
Vious volumes hand, and shall wish dispose of
hem, if they will send them 10 US, will send to
hem the like number of The future volumes The
Whg Members of Congress, who did subscribe for
hese works at first now almost compelled To have
he back numbers, to enable them to understand the
previous legislation of Congress. We have back num-
,ers on hand but dispose of them, and all
hat may be returned to US.
TERMS.
For the Congressional Globe, 81 per copy.
For the Appendix, 81 per copy.
Six copies of either of the above works will be sent
or SIS; twelve copies for 10; and in proportion
or greater number.
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It our risk. BY rule of the Post Office Department.,
permitted 10 frank letters written by
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esides, will be received by us at par.
To insure all the numbers the subscriptions should be
Washington by the 10th December, next al farthest
G No attentiO" mill be paid any order unless the
lOney accompanies 1t.
BLAIR s. RIVES.
Washington City, Oct. &c, 1912. 4I7-4l.