Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-16
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

IONAL oLODE AM al EtNDlA'
These works have such n wide circula
!ation, and have been so universally appro
we'd and sought after by the public, tina
We deem il necessary only in this nrospcc
tus to say, that they will be continued n
The next session Of Congress; and t.
state succinctIy their contents, the form il
which they will be printed, and The prices
fro them.
The Congressional Globe is made up o
TIE daily proceedings of the two Houses o.
Congress. The speeches of the members
are condensed, to bring them into reada.
bic length. All the resolutions offered ,ol
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and The yeas and nays on all
the important questions. 1t is printed with
small type--brevier and nonparel-on a
double royal sheet, in quarto form each
number containing l6 royal quarto pages.
1t is printed as fast as the business done in
Congress furnishes matter enough for a
number. The first four weeks of a 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 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, 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 COMPRESSION
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 II is necessary for every subscri-
Der who desires n 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
10 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- ,
yresslonal Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain full history OF n
he proceedings of Congress. GALES &
sEAToN's Register of Debates, which con. p
aimed a history, was suspended in the II
ear 1887, and has not since been resu. a
ned. 1t cost about five times as much for II
session as the Congressional Globe and ii
appendix. and did not contain an equal
mount Of matter, great portion If the a
aren't proceedings being omitted. At
Complete indexes to both the Congress-
nal Globe ana the Appendix are printed tit
tho 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 bias of The
itors. They are given precisely as -
ritten cut 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 1
congressional Globe and Appendix for "A
leir committee rooms, and for the libra
es of Congress. So confden: are we III
lat all who subscribe for these works will n
e pleased with them, that we hereby pledge
urselves 10 take them back and refund "a
he money to all who may be dissatis- IL
ed.
The approach Of Congress VIII oh will ~
iscuss for the American people all the 81
lost important questions ever entertained
y the national councils, and new and i'm 81
ortant questions never before fully ventu- p
ed upon, has induced the publishers OF al
no Globe TO make greater and better re
PREPARATION than heretofore for reporting el
nd publishing the proceedings and speech q
8 of the next session. A stronger corps .
reporters, new type, and finer paper, VI
ill be provided, to present, in the best al
tanner, the debates and doiugs of the rep Iii
ofthe Union, which assemblies
ader exciting circumstances, very wide &c
differing from the state of things en- te
by any previous Congress. The "a
,ecut!ve power is at war with both the
eat parties that compose the Congress-: LEI
ID one of these will have the ascenden.
in the Senate, while the other holds the ca
wer in the recently chosen popular -.
anch. In this attitude Congress will VIII
et, to deal with the most interesting top
which have ever invoked its wisdom.
will find the whole revenues of the
Intry in the hands of irresponsible
cllonaries, in whom no party confides. tho
will find an oppressive tariff robbing the NV ~.
at mass of the people and the Gov 40,
ment. 1t will find monstrous mon. pa:
d and specializing interest struggling ~" ~,