Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-23

we suppose, for fifty or sixty numbers.
I The Appendix IS made up ofthe Presidents
annual message, the reports Of the principal
officers of the Government that accompany it,
and all the long speeches of members of Con-
gress written out or revised by themselves
l. IS painted in the same form as the Congress
siohal Globe, and usually makes about the
same numbered pages There are not so ma
numbers published, the first weeks Of session,
as tilefe are numbers of the Congressional
GLOBE, because the members are slow in vgri-
ting out Their speeches: but towards the close
O O a Sc sslon. the numbers are published more
frequently than the Congressional Globe ~
Each oithese works is complete in itself;
but it is necessary for every subscriber Who
desires full knowledge OF the proceedings
of Congress- to have both: because then, if
there should be airy ambiguity IN the synopis
of the Speech, or any denial of its correctness
as published in the Congressional Globe, the
reader may tulnto the Appendix to see the
speech at length, corrected by the member
himself.
Now, there is no source but the Congress
sional Globe and Appendix, from which
person can obtain full history of the pro-
ceedings of congress. Gales & Seaton's Reg
lister Of Debates, which contained a history,
was suspended in the year 1887, and has not
since been resumed. 1t cost about five times
as much for a session as the Congressional
Globe and Appendix, and did not contain an
equal amount of matter, great portion of the
current proceedings being omitted.
Compete indexes TO both the Congression-
al Globe and the Appendix and printed at the
close of each session, and sent to all subscri-
hers for them.
The reports of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix are not i'll the least degree affected
by the party bias of the Editors. They are
given precisely as written cut by the Repor-
tiers and the Members themselves, and are sub
iect to the revision and correction of the speak
ers.
Both Houses of Congress take the Congres-
sional Globe and Appendix for their commits
tee rooms, and for the libraries of Congress.
So confident are we that all WHO subscribe for
these works will be pleased with them, that
we hereby pledge ourselves to take them back
and refund the money to all who may be dis
satisfied.
The approach of Congress which will dis
cuss for the American people all the most inn
portant questions ever entertained by the ma
tional councils, and new and extraordinary
measures never before fully ventured upon,
has induced the publishers of the Globe to
make greater and better PREPARATION than
heretofore for reporting and publishing the
speeches and Proceedings of she next session.
A stronger corps OF reporters, new type, and
finer papes, will be provided, to present, in
the best manner, the debates and dongs of
the representation of the Union, which assem-
kles under exciting circumstances, very vide
ly differing from the state of things encoun-
tered. by any grevious Congress. The exec
utIve power is at war with both the great par
ties thgt compose the Congress; and one of
these will have the recendancy in the Senate
twhiie the other holds the power in the recen-
ly chosen popular branch In this attitude
Congress viii meet, to deal with the most in
teresting topics which have invoked its wis.,
dom. 1t will find the whole revenues of the
coHatay in the hands of irresponsible func-
tionaries, in whom no party confdes. 1t will
find an oppressive tariff robing the great mass
of the people and the Government, 1t will
find monstrous moneyed and specializing In
terest struggling to build up another indepen-
dent taxing power in an incorporated estab-
lishment-giving as a vested right, to certain
classes, authority to counterfeit for the nation
a currency forbidden by the Constitution. It
will find political agitators to Congress to
work for presidential asprants. urging the
distribution of the National domain, and the
assumption of State debts, means OF enlis-
ting in their political designs all the classes
WIZ fOOh " tllolIlDutlOll dS ali
excessive tariff, to assumption as srPrec;at;fiags
a national debt-opening a new field of specs
ulation of which national bank is consider
ed necessary, as the grand stimulator. With
all these vast issues viii be involved the ques.
ton of the next Presidency, on Which it is
every result will depend.
In such crisis. it is proper that the people
of every district in the Union should be well
of the course pursued by its pSrticu-
lar representative and of the bearing of all
the discussions in Congress, and of all its pro-
ceedings. The important topics opened up
in Congress, will we have no doubt, greatly
protract the session. and consequently in
crease the volume of our reports The Con
gressional Globe of the last long session made
up of the proceedings, including the votes and
a synops of the discussion, extended to almost
a thousand quarto pages. small print. The
Appendix of speeches rev ised or written out
by the speakers. consisted also ofabout one
thousand quarto pages. These volumns were
furnished for ST. each. The same amount of
matter reported and printed at the usual pri
ces, could not be afforded for less than $40
per volume The matter being prepared for
our newspaper, we were enabled to transfer
t and convert it Into the book form, and sell
t at the reduced subscription price. But the
Folume OF the ceports, increased by the long
session Of Congress made the cost of the pa
per alone nearly equal the price at which the
-olunie was sold. The publishers made moth
ng on their work Anticipating that the APP
oroachng session Will not be shorter than the
ong on4eof the 9Th Congress, we had deter
mined to raise the price of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix to 50 each and to JUST
y this enhanced price, incurred new expen-
es 10 add to the value of the work. But be-
ne impressed with the importance of spread
ng information among the people, on the eve
+ an election fraught with such consequences
o the country as that of the next Presidency
We oaye resolved to adhere to the old price of
! for the Appendix of speeches, to all sub
cribers up to the LIST of Janury next After
hat day the price will be So for each.
As some persons who may receive this pros
ectls may wish to subscribe for our regular
apers, we will here state that we publish a
)aily paper at $40, Semi-weekly paper at
81 and Weekly paper, with complete in
ex to it, at s. year, payable in adeance.