Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-30
PROSPECTS, FOR THE CONGRESS
lONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.


we'd and sought after by the public, tina
we deem il necessary only in this prospec
tus to say, that they will he continued a
the next session Of Congress; and Il
state succinctly their contents, the form il
which they will be printed, and the prices
for them.
The Congressional Globe is made up o
,ke daily proceedings of the two Houses o
Congress. The speeches of the member:
are condensed, 10 bring them into reada
BILE length. All the resolutions offered ,oI
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and the yeas and nays on all
the important questions. 1t is printed with
small type--brevier and nonpareil-on a
double royal sheet, in quarto form; each
number containing Ii royal quarto pages.
II is printed as fast as the business done in
Congress furnishes matter enough for a
number. The first four weeks of session
usually furnish matter enough foron num-
Der week; and the balance of the session
enough for two or three numbers week.
The approaching session OF Congress will
be a long one, and will furnish matter
enough, we suppose, for fifty or sixty num-
bers.
The Appendix is made up of The Presi-
dents annual message, the reports of the
principal officers Of government that &C.
company it, and all the long speeches OF
members OF Congress, written out or revi.
sed by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe, d
usually makes about the same number of
pages. There are not so many numbers
published, the first weeks of the session,
a. there are numbers of the Congression-
oil Globe, because the members are slow in
writing out their speeches; but, towards
the close OF a session, the numbers are
published more frequently than the Con-
gressional Globe.
Each OF these works is complete in it.
sell; but il ia necessary for every subscri-
Der who desires full knowledge of the
proceedings of Congress, to Lave both;
because, then, if there should be any am,
biguity in the synopsis of the speech, or
any denial of its correctness, as published
in the Congressional Globe, the reader
nay turn to The Appendix to see the speech
IT length, corrected by the member him.
Ielf.
Now, there is no source but the Con-
gresslonal Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain foil history of l.
he proceedings of Congress. GALES q
SEAToN's Register Of Debates, which con.
aimed q history, was suspended in the 4
ear 1887, and has not since been rcsu- q
ned. 1t cos, about five times as much for 4
session as the Congressional Globe and 4
Appendix, and did not contain an equal
mount Of matter, great portion Of the a
urrent proceedings being omitted. a
Complete indexes to both the Congress
onal Globe and The Appendix are printed Il
I the close Of each session, and sent to ]
II subscribers for them.
The reports Of the Congressional d
lobe and Appendix are not in the leas,
egree affected by the party bias of The
1llors. They are given precisely as -
ritten out by the Reporters and the Mem
and are subject TO the re-
lsion and correction of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the :.
congressional Globe and Appendix for 4
leir committee rooms, and Tor the libra
es Of Congress. So confden; are we u
lat all who subscribe for these works will q
E pleased with them, that we hereby pledge L
lrseyes TO take them back and refund u
Ie money to all who may be dssatis- IL
ed. "
The approach Of Congress VIII CHI will d
scuss for the American people all the s.
lost important questions ever entertained
Y the national councils, and new and i'm 81
'rtant questions never before fully ventu p
d upon, has induced the publishers OF Il
e Globe to make greater and better II
separation than heretofore for reporting t
I'd publishing the proceedings and speech c
Of the next session. A stronger corps
reporters, new type, and finer paper, v
ill be provided, 10 present, in the best d
amer, the debates and doings of the rep q
Of the Union, which assemblies
lder exciting circumstances, very wide d
differing from the state of things en- II
by any previous Congress. The a
Lecutive power is at war with both the
eat parties that compose the Congress; Il
ID one of these will have the ascenden-
: in the Senate, while the other holds the "
'wer in the recently chosen popular
anch. In this attitude Congress will c
GET, to deal with the most interesting top
5 which have ever invoked its wisdom.
will find the whole revenues of The
untry in the hands of irresponsible
in whom no party confdes. II
will find an oppressive tariff robbing the d,
eat mass of the people and the Gov p,
1t will find monstrous mon. ca
ed and specializing interest struggling n.
hnild I'm another indenenaRnt inxinp