Independent Democrat., 1844-04-13
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX

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pe deem il neeersary on.y sc thi- p-ospec-
tss 10 ray, t.zt lbey all be ee1Iagei =
The nerl ee.sion cf Coagfes, az .
state su.ciociy their contents. Tie firm Z
shich ihey vii e pr-lted, sn9 he pr.ce,
irJ then
The g1greseioral Gi0te is nz6c - ol
ire daily proceedings of iae tao Hosses Z.
Congress. TIE speeches q the men15ers
are coaceafe5, . trsGg them inio rezdz-
lie ieEgta. A the resolutions ofere6 u
Iog,loas made, are gwen Il The nsoTsrs'
ewn Ser1f. sn5 The yeas and nays q a.
tie inTyrts1i questions. II i printed - II.
srnsG igpe-5feFisr y sn5 noDPzreil-on :
Gog..e r9s a sbee', IN qgs-t9 form; e.ch
ngnnber con.z-uiDg l6 royti q2srto page.
/. u priD,e5 ~ izg. IS The bssioess ooae II
Congress furnishes mater eno2ga for :
ngn5er. The fr-i far weeks of : session
Us1si.t furnish mater enough for Ole NUM-
t<F zeck; and tie Lzl.nce Il The sezs. Z
enD8sh fJf tHo O. three hunters Z week
Tbs approaching Eess-on ci Congress -.
ks 4 isng one, sEd EiI furnish ms,.ef
ea10ga, Ts sIPPoEe, IN ffiy O. siEiy Z IN
LsYs.
The Appendix is made up Of the Pfe.i.
6ents ann1a! message, tie fepoEts Of the
p.incip1l oGicers q g3Tefnment tha, ac-
company II, and al the long speeches Of
ssetnoers oi Congress. written out or reyl. (
sed By themselves. Il Is printed in the .
s4ms firm az the C1ngressional Globe, O. (
usually makes a5og, the same numbcr Of
Psge.. There are not 20 many numbers
pgJiishs3, the fret weeks of the session,
a: there sIe hunters cf the Ccngress.on-
a. Globe, because the members are slow 10
writing out their speeches; bat, towards
the close oi session, the numbers are
Published mJre fneqgen'ly than lhs Con.
ETeFsional Glybc.
Zach ot these wOrhs - complete in IL
eel; but /. necessary fyr every subscrl-
her who desires fJil knowledge Of the
proceedings Of Congress, to ave 10th;
oecsuse, then, il there should Le any I'm
slguity in the synopsis Of the speech, Or
any denial u ITS corfecincss, as published
IN the Congressional Globe, the reader
may turn in the appendix 10 see the speech {
ll length, corrected b. the member him.
sclf
No", there is no source but the Con. !
9fess1onsI Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain a full history Of r
he proceedings of Congress. GALES d
;EAToN's Register II Debates, which con. ,
aimed history, WAS suspended in the /
ear 1897, ami has not since been resu- a
ned. II cost about five times as much for I
session rs the Congregational Globe and +,
appendix, and did not contain all eqIul
mount of matter, grelt portion Of the a
rrrcnt proceeding. Icing omitted. a
Comp etc IN excs 10 both the Congress.
'nal GIo5e and lie Appen lix ore printed +
Il the close Of ca'h session., and sent 10 !
II subscribers for them.
The reports Of the Congressional .
ilobc and Appendix are not in the least
iegree affected by the party bias Of the
'dllors. They are given precisely as
written cut by the Reporters and the Mem
'ers themselves, and are subject 10 the re-
vision and correction Of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the
Globe and Appendix for
heir committee rooms, and Tor the libra.
rics Of Congress. So confdcn: arc we
hat all who subscribe for these works will
se pleased with them, that we hereby pledge
ourselves 70 take them back and refund
he money 10 all who may be dissalis.
led
The approach Of Congress VIII ch will
liscuss for the American people all the
most lmpoItlnt questions ever entertained
,y the national councils, and new and i'm
,1rtant questions never before fully ventu =
ed upon, has induced the publishers Of
he Globe TO make greater and better
preparation than heretofore for reporting
md publishing the proceedings and speech
IS Of the next session. A stronger corps
II reporters, new type, and finer paper,
Will be provided, 10 present, in the best !
manner, the debates and doihgs of the rep
esentaliyes OF the Union, which assemblies !
nder exciting circumstances, very wide a
y differing from the state Of things en- a
'ountercd by any previous Congress. The !
executive power is at war with both the /
Ireat parties that compose the CUngress; c
Ind one Of these will have the ascenden- :
y in the Senate, while the other holds the !
,ower in the recently chosen popular y
ranch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with the most Interesting TOP. a
cs which have ever invoked its wisdom. c
I will find the whole revenues of he n
ountry in the hands of irresponsible Il
Inciionarics, in whom no party confides.
will find an oppressive tariff robbing the .
reat mass of the people and the Gov .
1t will find monstrous mon.
yed and specuating interest struggling b
} build up another Independent taxing g
over in an incorporated establishment a,
wing as vested right 10 certain classes, ia