Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-09
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

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we'd and sought after by the public, tina
we deem il necessary onl y in this prosPec'
tus TO say, that they will be continued a
the next session Of Congress; and II
state succincty their contents, the form IN
which they will be printed, and the prices
fro them.
The Congressional Globe is made mp o.
the daily proceedings of the two Houses Of
Congress. The speeches Of the members
are condensed, TO bring them into reada
BILE length. All the resolutions offered ,ol
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 6
double royal sheet, in quarto form; eacf
number containing l6 royal quarto pages
1t is printed as fast as the business done ir
Congress furnishes matter enough for c
number. The first four weeks of a session
usually furnish matter enough for one mum
Der week; and the balance Of the session
enough for two or three numbers a 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 reyi.
sed by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe, Il
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 q 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 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
may turn to the Appendix to see the speech
length, corrected by the member him,
elf.
Now, there is no source but the Con-
gresslonal Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain full history Of
the proceedings Of Congress. GALES d
SEAToN's Register Of Debates, which con.
tanned a history, vas suspended in the
year 1897, and has not since been rcsu-
med. 1t cost about i've times as much for
session as the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, and did not contain an equal
amount of matter,a great portion Of the
current proceedings being omitted.
Complete ,iDIeScs to both the Congress
ional Globe nd tho Appendix aro printed
at the cloc Of each session, and sent to
all suLyfibcrs for them.
Te reports Of the Congressional
GI0e and Appendix are not in the leas,
Egres affected by the party bias Of the
editors. They are given precisely as
written out by the Reporters and the Mem
Ders themselves, and are subject TO the re-
vision and correction of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the
Globe and Appendix for
their committee rooms, and for the libra
res 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 10 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 venlu-
red upon, has induced the publishers OF
the Globe to make greater and better
than heretofore for reporting
and publishing the proceedings and speech
es of the next session. A stronger corps
Of reporters, new type, and finer paper,
will be provided, TO present, in the best
manner, the debates and doings of the rep
resentatives OF the Union, which assemblies
under exciting circumstances, very wide
ly differing from the state OF things en-
by any previous Congress. The
executive power is at war with both the
great parties that compose the Congress-;
and one Of these will have the ascenden.
cy in the Senate, while the other holds the
power in the recently chosen popular
branch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with the most interesting top
cs which have ever invoked its wisdom.
L will find the whole revenues Of the
country in the hands of irresponsible
in whom no party conides.
t will find an oppressive tariff robbing the
.reat mass of the people and the Gov
1t will find monstrous mon.
yed and specializing interest struggling
o build up another Independent taxing |
,ower in an incorporated establishment
,Iying IS q vested righl TO certain classes,