Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-10
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
1ONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

we deem il necessary only in this prospeC
tus TO saw, that they will be continued &
the next session of Congress; and
state succincty their contents, the form j
which they will be printed, and the price
for them.
The Congressional Globe is made up c
the daily proceedings of the two Houses c
Congress. The speeches of the member
are condensed, TO bring them into reada
BILE length. All the resolutions offered,o
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and the yeas and nays on al
the important questions. Ii is printed witt
small type--hrevier and nonpareil-on ,
double royal sheet, in quarto form; eacl
number containing 10 royal quarto pages
1t is printed as fast as the business done in
Congress furnishes matter enough for @
number. The first four weeks of a session
usually furnish matter enough for one mum.
Der a week; and the balance of the session
enough for two or three numbers n 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 ac-
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, "
usually makes about the same number of
pages. There are not so many numbers
published, the first weeks of the session,
as there are numbers of the Congression-
al Globe, because the members are slow in
writing out their speeches; but, towards
the close OF session, the numbers are
published more frequently than the Con-
gressional Globe.
Each of these works is complete in it.
SELF but il is necessary for every subscri-
Der who desires full knowledge of the
proceedings of Congress, to have both
because, then, if there should be any am
bguity in the synopsis of the speech, or
any denial of its correctness, as published
in the Congressional Globe, the reader
may tura to the Appendix 10 see the speech
at length, corrected by the member him.
self.
Now, there is no source but the Con-
gressional Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain full history of
the proceedings of Congress. GALES &
SEAToN's Register of Debates, which con-
tanned a history, was suspended in the
year 1887, and has not 81 ce been resu-
med. 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.
Complete indexes to both the Congress
ional Globe and the Appendix are printed
at the close Of each session, and sent to
all subscribers for them.
The reports Of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix are not in the least
degree affected by the party bins of the
editors. They are given precisely as
written out by the Reporters and the Mem
bers themselves, and are subject TO the re-
vision and correction of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the
Congressional Globe and Appendix for
their committee rooms, and for the libra.
1ies of Congress. So confiden: 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 dissatis-
fed
The approach Of Congress VIII oh will
discuss for the American people all the
most important questions ever entertained
by the national councils, and new and i'm
portant questions never before fully ventu- I
red upon, has induced the publishers OF
the Globe to make greater and better !
preparation than heretofore for reporting
and publishing the proceedings and speech
IS Of the next session. A stronger corps
Of reporters, new type, and finer paper,
win be provided, 10 present, in the best
manner, the debates and doihgs of The rep
.esentatives OF the Union, which assemblies
lnder exciting circumstances, very wide u
V differing from the state Of things en-
;ountered by any previous Congress. The
executive power is at war with both the :.
yreat parties that compose the Congress-;
Ind one of these will have the ascenden-
" in the Senate, while the other holds the u
power in the recently chosen popular
ranch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with the most interesting top.
cs which have ever invoked its wisdom.
{ will find the whole revenues of the
ountry in the hands of irresponsible
dictionaries, in whom no party confides. III
! will find an oppressive tariff robbing the d.
reat mass of the people and the Gov n,
rnment. 1t will find monstrous mon r.
yed and specializing interest struggling ~
, build up another Independent taxing "
over in an Incorporated establishment
wing as vested right TO certain classes,