Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-27
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.


tus to say, that they will be continued a
the next session Of Congress; and Il
state succnctly their contents, the form in
which they viii be printed, and the prices
for them.
The Congressional Globe is made up o
TIE daily proceedings Of the two Houses o
Congress. The speeches of the member:
are condensed, TO bring them into reada
lie length. All the resolutions offered ,oI
motions made, are given in the movers
,wn words; and the yeas and nays on al
The important questions. II is printed with
small t, pe--brevier and nonpareil-on g
,'oube royal sheet, in quarto form; each
number containing l6 royal quarto pages
Il is printed as fast as the business done in
'ongress furnishes matter enough for q
lumber. The first four weeks of session
sually furnish matter enough for one mum.
er week; and the balance of the sessi N
lough for two or three numbers q week
he approaching session OF Congress will
J., n long one, and will furnish matter
,lough, we suppose, for fifty or sixty num-
'rS.
The Appendix is made up of the Presi-
,ant's annual message, the reports of the
nclpaI officers of government that ac-
muany it, and all the long speeches of
,embers OF Congress, written out or revi.
d BY themselves. 1t is printed in the
>, me form as the Congressional Globe, ~
.ualIy makes about the same number Of
ges. There are not so many numbers
hlished, the first weeks of The session,
there arc numbers of the Congression-
Globe, because the members are slow in
:iting out their speeches; but, towards
=, close OF session, the numbers are
rtrlished more frequently than the Con-
.ssiona Globe.
Zach OF these works is complete in IT.
but II il necessary for every subscrl-
who desires a full knowled &c of the
accedngs of Congress, to lave both;
cause, then, if there should lie anv am
.uity in the synopsis Of the speech, or
" denial of its CORE tness, as published
:, the Congressional Globe, the reader
lay turn to the Appendix TO see the speech
length, corrected by The member him
If
Now, there is no source but the Con.
'csslonal Globe and Appendix, from
nhich person can obtain II full history OF
'na proceedings Of Congress. GALES 4
@ uAToN's Register of Debates, which con-
med history, was suspended in The
ar 1897, and has not since been resu
,ned. lt,cost about five times as much for
g., sessionas the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, and did not contain an equal
mount If matter, q eat portion Of the
c1rrcnt proceedings being omitted.
Compete indexes to bo'h The Congress
ipnal Gl5bc and The Appcn iix are printed
I the close of each session, and sent to
all subscribers for them.
The reports Of the Congressional
Globe and Appendix are not in the least
'Iegree affected by the party bins of the
di,ors. They arc given precisely as
written out by the Reporters and the Mem
bers themselves, and are subject 10 the re-
yision and correction of the speakers
Both Houses Of Congress take the
Congressional Globe and Appendix for
their committee rooms, and Tor the libra
les OF Congress. So confiden: are we
hat 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 dissatis.
fed
The approach Of Congress VIII oh will
discuss for the American people all the
most impo tant questions ever entertained
bv the national councils, and new and i'm
poriant questions never before fully ventu
red upon, has induced the publishers OF
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 hest
manner, the debates and doings of the rep
resenta,ives of 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
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.
les which have ever invoked its wisdom.
II will find the whole revenues of the
country in the hands of irresponsible
funciionaries, in whom no party c"nfides.
1t will find an oppressive tariff rcbbing the
great mass of the people and the Gov
eminent. 1t will find monsir"ns mon
eyed and specializing interest struggling
TO build up another independent taxing
power in an incorporated establishment