Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-11-17
LOOK AT THIS.
PROSPECTUS
FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
AND APPENDIX.

tNHESE works have such q wide circulation, ant
l. have been 80 universally approved and sough
after hy the public, that we deem II necessary only
in this pros pectus to say that they vii be continue,
at the next session Of Congress; and 10 state, sue.
cinctly, their contents, the form in which they will bt
printed, and The prices for them.
The Congressional Globe is made MP OF the daily
proceedings Of the two Housee of Congress. The
speeches Of The members are condensed TO bring them
into a readable length. All the resolutions offered
or motions made, are given in the movers own words
and the yeas and nays on all the important questions
1t is printed with small typc-hrever and nonrarell-
ON a doublc-roval sheet, in quarlo form each num-
Der containing III royal qnarto pages. 1t is printed
a. fast as the business done in Congress furnishes
matter enough for a number, The first four wees OF
a session usually furnish matter enough for one num-
Der a week and the balance of the session enou2 Ii
for two or three numl ers a week. The approaching
session OF Congress will lie a long one, and will fur
fish matter enough, we suppose, for fifty or sixty
numbers.
The appendix is made up of the Presidents annual
message, the reports Of the principal officers of the
Government that accompany il, and all the long
speeches ofmembers OF Congress, written ont or re-
vised by themselves. 1t Is %prinicdin the some form as
the Congrcssional Globe, ard usually makes a'out
the same numt er of pages. There are not so many
nnmlers published, the first weeks Of a session. as
there are numbers Of the CongressIoeal Globe be-
cause the members are slow in writing out their
speeches; but, towards the close OF a session, The
hunters are published more frequently lIian the Con-
gressional Globe.
Each ofthe,e works is complete in itself; tut it is
necessary Tor every subscriber who desires n Iil
knowledge OF the proceedings Of Congress, 10 have
bolh because, then, II there should lie any ambigui-
" in the synopsis ofthc speech, or any denial Of lis
correctness, as published in the Congressional Globe,
the reader may turn to the Appendix to see the speech
at length, corrected by the member himself.
Now, there is no source hut The Congressional GIcbe
and Appendix, from which a person can obtain a fail
history OF the proceedings Of Congress-. GALES e.
SEAToN's Register of Debates, which contained a his
tory, was suspended IN the year 1887, and has not
sInra loon rp.lfnPI III s.nsf alC,t N". TINA n. p,,,,l,
for a session as the Congressional Glole and Appen-
dix, and did not contain an equal amount of matter, a
great portion of The current proceeding Is being omitted.
Complete lndexesto 10th the Congressional Globe
and the appendix are printed at the close of each ses.
sion, and sent 10 all subscribers for them.
The reports ofthe Congressional Globe and Appen-
dix are no, in the least degree affected by the party
bias otthe Editors. They are given precisely as writ.
ten out by the Reporters and the Members themselves
and are subject TO the revision and correction OF the
speakers.
Both Houses Of Congress take the Congressional
Glole and Appendix for Their committee rooms, and
for the Libraries OF CongreSs. So confident are we
that all who sab.cribe Tor these works will lie plea,e ed
with them, that we hereby pledge ourselves TO take
Them back and refund the money 10 all who may be
dissatisfied.
The approach of Congress which will discuss Tor
the American people all the most important question
ever entertained by the national councils, and new
and extraordinary measares.n never before fully veniur-
Ell upon, has induced the publishers Of the Glole 10
make greater and Letter preparation than heretofore
Tor reporting and publishing the speeches and pro-
cee'Ihgs OF the next session. A stronger corps of re-
poriers' new type, and finer paper, will be provided, 10
present, IN the best manner, the debates and doing. OF
the representation OF lhe Union, which assemble. un-
DER exciting circumstances, very widely Offering from
the state OF things encountered by any previous Con
Sre>s. The executive power is at war with both the
great parties that compose the Congress; and one of
these viii have the ascendcncv in the Senate, while
the other holds The power in the recently CHOSEN pop
ular branch. In this attitude Congress will meet, 10
deal with most INTERESTING .onI,. u hicb ba w ara m
voked us wisdom. II will find the whole re venues Of
the country IN the hands of irresponsible fmcnona.
rics, IN whom no party coniide>. II will find an OPP
pres i've iaril rolbing the great mas Of the people and
The Government. Ii will lind a monstrous money,-l
and Specializing interest struggling TO build up anoth-
er independent taxing power in an Incorporated es-
acknowledging as a vested right, to certain class
eS, authority TO counterfeit for the nation n currency
ior!lddIn by the Constitution. il will find political
agltalors in Congress to work for presidential a,pi-
rants, urging Redistribution Of the national domain,
and the Ssumplio of State del,s, as means Of en-
listing IN their political designs all the crises who
look to distribution as pcrpetuailng an excessive tar
III, to assumption as approaching their stocks and
creating a nPiional debt-openinr a new field Of spec
ulation, OF which 4 national Iank is cun>ilcrel ne'eS-
sary, as the grand slimulator. With all these vast is
sue will lie involved the question of the next Pre>i-
nency, on which II Is supposed every result will de-
pend,
In such a crisis, ii is proper that the people of eve
ry district in the Union should lie well informed OF
the course pursued ly lis particular representative,
and OF The hearing Of all the discussions in Congress,
and OF all us proceedings. The important topics
opened up IN Congress, will, we have no doubt, great.
~ protract the session, anil con e1rent'y increase the
volume Of our reports. The Congressional Globe Of
the lat long 'c>'lon (nade mp of the proceedings, in
GLIDING the vote, and a synopsis ofthe disci>,ion) ex-
'endei to alino>i a thousand q1arto pages, small print
The Appendix ofspeeche>, revised or written on, by
the speakers, consisted also Of about one thousand
q1arto pages. These volumes were furnished for 81
each. The same amount of matter reported and prln-
,nl ~ cha tsApI t.rtp.,- p.All ar, "a, %. ,lAl ca, To-
than SO per volume. The matter icing prepared for
or newspaper, we wereenablello transfer it aud con-
vert il into the book form, and eel 1t ut the reduced
subscription price. But the volume oflhe reports, IN
creased by the long session ofConeress, made The cost
of the paper alone nearly equal the price at which the
volume was sold. The publishers made nothing on
their work. Anticipating that the approaching se>-
sion will not lie shorter than the long one OF the 2Ith
Congress, we had determined TO raise the price ofthe
Congressional Globe and Appendix to 81 each and,
TO Justify this enhanced price, incurred new eXpetss
10 add to the value Of he work. But, lelng Impress
ell with the importance of spreading information
among the people, on the eve of an election frau ght
with such con, equenceS 10 the country as that OF The
next Pre- ldency, we have resolved 10 adhere to the
old price Of 81 for the Congressional Glole, and 81
for the Appendix Of speeches, to all suhScril ers up to
the 1T Of January next. After that day, the price
will lie So for each.
As some persons who may receive this pro,peciu,
may wish 10 subscribe Tor our regular papers, we will
here state that we publish n Daily paper at $40; q
Semi-weekly paper at So; and a Weekly paper, will
a complete index to it, at IS a year. payable in adj
vance,
TERMS.
For the Congressional Glole, 81 per copy.
For the Appendix, 81 per copy.
nix copies Of either Of the above works will lie sen
Tor 50; twelve copies for $40; and so on in proper
lon tor a greater number.
Payments may ! g tran mited by mail passage paio
at cur risk. By a rule ofthe Posi- Office Department
lasima,lers are permitted 10 frank letters written b,
'nGn'>elveS, containing money for subscriptions.
me notes Of any bank, current where a subs Grille
resides, will lie received oy us at par.
TO insure all the numbers, the Subscriptions sbonl,
farihe>t. VI "
aTtNo attention iriH be paid to any order unles
the money accompanies ii.
BLAIR G. RIvES.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 20, lS43.