Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-12-02
Prospectus Of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix.

prospectus OF the Congressional
Globe and Appendix.
The approach OF q Congress which will
discuss for the American people all the
most important questions ever entertained
by the national councils, and new and
extraordinary measures never before full
" ventured upon, has induced the pub
fishers Of the Globe to make greater and
better preparation than heretofore for re
porting and publishing the speeches and
proceedings Of the next session. Astron-
ger corps ofreporters, new type, and finer
paper, will Do provided, to present. in tho
best manner, the debates and doings oil
the representation Of the Union, which
assemblies under exciting circumstances,
very widely differing from the slate Of
things encountered by any previous Con-
gress. The executive power Is al war
with both the great parties that compose
the Congress-; aud one Of these vii! 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 mos,
interesting topics which have ever in.
voked its wisdom. II will find the whole
revenues Of the country in the hands Of
irresponsible funclionaries, in whom no
party confdes. II will find an oppres-
sive tariff robbiag the great mass of the
people and the Government. |, will find
a monstrous moncyed and specializing in
terest struggling to build up another
independent taxing power in an incorpo-
rated establishment-giving, as vested
right, 10 certain classes, authority to coun-
terfeit for the nation currency forbid
den by the Constitution. 1t will find 20.
litical agitators in Congress a, work for
presidential aspirants, urging the distri-
button Of the national domain, and the as
sumption Of State debts, as means Of
en!isting in thar political designs all the
classes who look to distribution as perpet-
uating an excessive tariff, 10 assumption
as approaching their stocks and creating
u national deb,-opening new field Of
speculation, of which national bank is
considered necessary, as the grand s,imu.
lator. With all these vast issues will be
involved the question OF the next Presi
dency, on which it is supposed every re-
suit will depend.
In such crisis, it is proper that the
people Of every district in. the Union
should be we'll informed OF The course
pursued by its particular representative,
and Of the bearing Of al the discussions
in Congress: and Of all It's proceedings.
The important topics opened up in Con
gress, will, we have no doubt, greatly
protract the session, and consequently in
crease the volume OF our reports. The
Congressional Globe Of the last long SEES
sion (made up Of the proceedings, includ
ing the votes and synopsis OF the dis
cussiop) extended 10 almost a thousand
quarto pages. These volumes were fur
nished for 81 each. The same amount
of matter reported and printed at the usu
al prices, could not be afforded for less
than $40 per volume. The matter be.
ing prepared for ous newspaper, we
were enabled to transfer i. and convert i;
into the hook form, and sell il at the re-
duced subscription price. But the vol:
ume Of reports, Increased by the long
session Of Congress made The cost OF The
paper alone nearly equal the price al
which the volume was sod. The pub
fishers made nothing on their work.
Anticipating another session as long as
that Of the s7th Congress, we had deter
mined to raise the price of the Congress
sional Globe and Appendix to So each;
and, 10 Justify this enhanced price. incur.
red new expenses to add to the value Of
the work. But, being impressed with the
importance Of spreading information a.
meng the people, on the eve Of an cleo
ton fraugh, with such consequences to
the country as that Of the mex, Presiden
cy, We have resolved to adhere 10 the
old price Of 81 for the Congressional
Globe, and 81 for the Appendix Of
speeches; to all subscribers up 10 the st
Of January next. After that day, the
price will be Sc for each Globe.