Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-24
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
JoNAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

Iation, and have been so universally appro
we'd and sought after by the public, tina
we deem il necessary only in this prospec
tus to say, that theywill be continued a
the next session Of Congress; and 4
state succinctIy their contents, the form il
which they will be printed, and the prices
rothem.
The Congressional Globe is mado up o
tie daiIy proceedings of the two Houses o
Congress. The speeches Of the member
are condensed, to bring them into reada
BILE length. All the resolutions offercd,o
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and the yeas and nays on al
the important questions. II is printed with
small type--brevier and nonpareil-on a
double royal sheet, in quarto form; each
number containing l6 royal quarto pages.
IT 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 forone num-
Der week; and the balance of the session
enough for two or three numbers week i.
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 il, and all the long speeches of
members OF Congress, written out or revi
sed by themselves. II is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe, u
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 ia
writing out their speeches; but, towards
Tho close 'sf a session, the numbers are
published more frequently than the Con-
zressiunal Globe.
Each OF these works is complete in it.
Ieli; but il is necessary for every subscri-
Der who desires full knowledge Of the
proceedings of Congress, to lave both
because, then, if there should be any om-
'iguity in the synopsis Of the speech, or
my denial of its correctness, as published
q the Congressional Globe, the reader
,ay turn to the Appendix to see the speech c
I length, corrected by the member him.
III.
Now, there is no source but the Con- "
resslonal Globe and Appendix, from 8
hich person can obtain full history OF n
% proceedings Of Congress. GALES &
EAToN's Register of Debates, which con. p
ined history, was suspended in the tn
al hos al
ed. II cost about five times as much for tn
session us the Congressional Globe and III
ppendix, and did not contain an equal
Mount Of matter, great portion Of the a
rrent proceedings being omitted. at
Complete indexes to both the Congress-
naI Globe and the Appendix are printed liz
the close Of each session, and sent to IL
subscribers for them.
The reports of the Congressional de
lobe and Appendix are not in the least
gree affected BY the party LAS Of the
litors. They arc given precisely as -
riiten out by the Reporters and the Mem
,rs themselves, and are subject to the re-
sion and correction of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the
Globe aud Appendix for
leir committee rooms, and Tor the libra.
es Of Congress. So confden: are we y
lat all who subscribe for these works will y =
Q pleased with them, that we hereby pledge
lrselves 10 take them back and refund :.
,e money to all who may be dissatis- u
ed.
The approach OF Congress VIII ch will T"
iscuss for the American people oil the .
lost important questions ever entertained
Y the national councils, and new and inn
ortant questions never before fully ventu- 7
ed upon, has induced the publishers Of
he Globe to make greater and better
PREPARATION than heretofore for reporting :
nd publishing the proceedings and speech
IS Of the next session. A stronger corps
( reporters, new type, and finer paper,
viii be provided, TO present, in the best
manner, the debates and doings Of the rep.
esentatiyes Of the Union, which assemblies
nder exciting circumstances, very wide
' differing from the state Of things en-.
ountered by any previous Congress. The
xecuiive power is at war with both the 4,
,reat parties that compose the Congress;
md one Of these will have the ascenden-
" in the Senate, whileth other holds the
'ower in the recently chosen popular
ranch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with the most interesting top-t
Is which have ever invoked its wisdom.
/ will find the whole revenues of the
ountry in the hands of irresponsible
dictionaries, in whom no party confdes. !,
will find an oppressive tariff robbiDg the j
reat mass Of the people ahd the Gov !
rnment. 1t will find monstrous mon. :
yed and specializing interest struggling :
, build up another independent taxing
over in an incorporated establishment-