Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IoNAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

we'd and sought after by the public, that
we deem il necessary only in ihis prospec-
tus TO saw. that they will lie continued al
the next session Of Congress; and TO
state succinctly their contents, the form in
which they w,Ii lie printed, and the prices
fro them.
The Congressional Globe is made up Of
the daily proceedings Of the two Houses Of
Congress. The speeches If the members
are condensed, TO bring them into a reada-
bic length. All the resolutions offered or
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and the yeas and nays on all
the important questions. 1t is printed with
small pe--bretierand nonParell-On
double royal sheet, in quartO form; each
number containing 10 royal quarto pages.
1t is printed as fast as the business done IN
Congress furnishes matter enough for q
number The first four weeks of session
usually furnish matter enough for one num-
Der week; and the balance OF the session
enough for two or three numbers a week.
The approaching session OF Congress viii
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. 1t is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe, q
usually makes about the same number of
pages. There are not SO many numbers |
,,,,F.ltzhn1 h. l. e
as there are numbers Of the Congresson.
al 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 1t is necessary for every subscrl-
Der who desires full knowledge of the
proceedings of Congress, to lave both;
because, then, if there should lie any am
blguity 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 {
at length, corrected By the member him
self.
Nov, there is no source bat the Con-
sresslonai Globe and Appendix, from
winch person can obtain a fall history Of I
the proceedings OF Congress. GALES g.
SEAToN's Register Of Deba,aa. which con. ,
tanned history, was suspended in the :
year 1887, and has not since been rtau. ,
med. II 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 q
current proceedings being omitted la
Complete indexes to both the Congress
ional Globe and The Appendix are printed t
at the close Of each session, and sent to !
all subscribers for them.
The reports of the Congressional d
G!obe and Appendix are not in the least
degree affected by the party bias of the
editors. They are given precisely as e.
written cut by the Reporters and the Mem
bers themselves, and ars 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 tor the libra.
ries OF Congress. So confden: are We
that all who subscribe for these works vii.
be pleased with them that we hereby pledge
ourselves 10 take them back snd refund
the money 70 all who may be dissais-
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 :
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 doiugs of the rep. r
resentatives Of the Union, which assemblies I
under exciting circumstances, very wide a
~ differing from the state of things en- a
countered by any previous Congress. The b
executive power is at war with both the /
great parties that compose the Congress; S
and one Of these will have the ascenden-
cy in the Senate, while the other holds the y
power In the recently chosen popular :,
branch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with the most interesting ton. a
les which have ever invoked its wisdom. c
1t will find the whole revenues of The n
country in the hands Of irresponsible Il
in whom no party confdes.
1t will find an oppressive tariff robbing the s.
great mass of the people and the Gov >
1t will find monslrous mon.
eyed and specializing interest struggling b
10 build up another Independent taxing Q
power in an incorporated establishment a.
giving as vested right 10 certain classes. ia
70 counterfeit for The nation al