Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-11-25
Prospectus 81 the CONGRESSIONAL
Globe and Appendix.

Globe and Appendix.
Theapproachsofa Cong re IS which viii
discuss for the American people al TIE
most important Questions ever en,e rtained
bys the national councils, and new and
extraordinary measures never before full
| " ventured upon, has induced the pub
tishers Of the Globe TO make greater and
better preparation than heretofore for re
porting and publishing the speeches and
proceedings Of the next session. s,ron-
ger corps ofreporters. new y pc, and fine
paper, will be provided, TO present. in the
best manner, the deba,es and doings oil
the representation ofthc Union, which
assemblies under exciting circumstances,
very widely differing from the state Of
things encountered by any previous Con-
gress. The executive power is al war
with both the great parties that compose
the Congress; and one OF these viii! have
the ascendency in the Senate, while the
other holds the power in the recently
chosen popular branch. In this attitude
Congress will meet, 10 deal with the most
interesting topics which have ever in
1 voked its wisdom. 1t will find the whole
revenues of the country in the hands or
irresponsible functionaries, in whom no
party conides. Il will find an oppres-
sive tariff robbing the great mass Of the
people and the Government. II will find
monstrous moneyed and specializing in
teres' struggling 10 build up another
independent taxing power in ain incorpo-
rated es,ablshment-giving. as vested
1 right, 70 certain classes, authority tocoun-
terfeit for the nation currency forbid.
den by the Constitution. Ii will find %.
litlcal agitators in Congress a, work for
presidential aspirants, urging the dis,ri-
tn'ion Of the national domain, and the as
sumption OF State debts. as means Of
enis,ing in their political designs all the
classes who look 10 distribution as perpet-
uating an excessive tariff, 10 assumption
a. approaching their stocks and creating
. national deb,--opening a new field Of
! speculation, OF which a national bank is
! considered necessary, as the grand s,imu-
lator. With all these vast issues will be
involved the question OF the next Pres
dency, on which it is supposed every re-
suit will depend.
/ In such crisis, II IS proper that the
people OF every district ia tile Unon
should be well informed Of The course
pursued by its particular representative,
and Of the bearing Of al the discussions
10 Congress. and of all lis proceedings.
! The important topics opened up in Con
gfess, will, we have no doubt. greatly
protract the session. and consequently ia
crease the volume of our reports. The
Congresslo nal Globe Of the last long ses.
sion (made up Of the proceedings, inclutl
ing The votes and a synopsis OF the dis
cussion) extended 10 almost thousand
quarto pages. These volumes were fur
nished for ST. each. The same amount
OF matter reported and printed at the usu
oil prices. could not be afforded for less
than $40 per volume. The matter he
ing prepared for our newspaper, we
were enabled to transfer it and convert i,
into the book form, aud sell it al the re-
duced subscription price. But the VOL
ume OF reports, increased by the long
session OF Congress made The cos, of The
paper alone nearly equal the price at
which the volume was sod. The pub
fishers made nothing on their work.
Anticipating another session as long as
4 that Of the 9Th Congress, we had deter
! mined to raise the price Of the Congress
siona Globe and Appendix TO So each;
and. 10 justify this enhanced price. incur
red new expenses to add to the value OF
the work Rnt, hAins Impressed with The
Importance OF spreading Information a.
mong The people, on the eve Of an cleo.
lion ifaugh, with such Consequences 10
the country as that of the next Prcsiden
cv, We have resolved 10 adhere to the
Old price Of 81 for the Congressional
Globe, and ST. for the Appendix or
speeches, to all subscribers up TO tho Isl
OF January next. After that day, the
price will be So for each -Globe.