Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-06
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
1ONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.

These works have such a wide circula
lnlion, and have been so universally appro
we'd and sought alter BY the public, tina
we deem it necessary only in this prospec
tus TO saw, that they will lie continued q
the next session Of Congress; and Il
state succinctIy their contents, the form il
which they will lie printed, aud the prices
for them.
The Congressional Globe is made up o
ike daily proceedings Of the two Houses .
C,ngress. The speeches of the members
nre condensed, 10 bring them into reada
bic length. All The resolutions offered, oI
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; aud the yeas and nays on al
the important questions. II is printed with
small ttpe--brevier and nonpareil--on q
double royal sheet, in quarto form; each
number containing Ii ROYAL quarto pages,
II 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 torone nun.
ter a week; and the balance of the session
enough lor two or three numbers a week
The approaching session OF Congress will
be long one, and will furnish matter
enough, we suppose, for fifty or sixty num-
bsrs.
The Appendix is made up of the Presi-
dents annual message. the reports OF the
principal officers Of government that ac-
comnanv it, and all the long speeches oil
members oil Congress, written out or revl
sed BY themselves. Ii is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe, u
usually makes about the same number OF
pages. There arc not so many numbers
published, The first weeks Of the session,
as there are numbers Of the C"ngression.
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-
gressionaI Globe.
Each Of these works is complete in it.
sell; but It is necessary for every subscri-
Der who desires full knowledge Of the
proceeding. of Congress. to lave both;
because, then, if there should be any am
higui,y in the synopsis Of the speech, or
any denial of its correctness, as published
an the Congressional Globe, the reader
uay turn tn the Appendix to see the speech
at length, corrected by the member him
self.
Now, there 10 no source but the Con.
ere.,ional Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain full history OF
the proceedings Of Congress. GALES q
SrAToN's Register of Debates, which con-
tanned a history, WIS suspended in the
' ear 1897, and has not since been resu,
Iped. !, cos, about five times as much for
a session as the Congressional Globe and
and did not cont'in all equal
amount Of matter. g'eat portion Ut the
current proceedings being omitted.
Complete insxes to both The Congress
ional Globe and The Appen Tx are printed
at the close Of each session, and sent to
oil Subscribers for them.
The reports OF the Congressi nal
Globe and Appendix are no, in the least
degree affected By The party bias of the
editors. They are given precisely as
written out By the Reporters and the Mem
Iers themselves, and are subject 10 the re-
vision and correction of The speakers
Both Houses of Congress take the
Globe and Appendix for
their committee rooms, and Tor the libra
ries 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 to all who may be dissaiis-
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
yortant questions never before July vtntu
red upon, has induced the publishers oil
the Globe TO make greater and better
preparation 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, 10 present, in the best
manner, the debates and dohgs of the rep.
rssentatives oil the Union, which assemblies
under exciting circumstances, very WIDE
" differing from the state OF things en-
eountered by any previous Congress. The
executive power is at war with both the
srsa, parties that compose the Congress;
and one of these will have the ascenden.
cy in the Senate, WINE the other holds the
power in the recently chosen popular
branch. In this attitude Congress will
meet, to deal with The most interesting top.
les which havo ever invoked its wisdom.
II will find the whole revenues Of the
country in the hands Of irresponsible
in whom no party eunfdcs.
It will find an oppressive tariff robbing the