Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-01-20
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESS
IONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX.


These works have such a wide circula.
lution, and have bsen so universally appro'
we'd and sought after by the public, that
we deem it necessary only in this prospec-
tus to say, that they will be continued al
the next session of Congress; and ia
state succinclly their contents, the form in
which they will be printed, and the prices
for them.
The Congressional GloLe is made up OF
the daily proceedings of the two Houses OF
Congress. The speeches of the members
are condemned, TO bring them into reada-
bic length. All the resolutions otfered,or
motions made, are given in the movers
own words; and the yeas and nays on all
the important questions. Ii is printed with
small type brewer and nonpareil-on a
double royal sheet, in quarto form; each
number containing IL royal quarto pages.
It is printed as fast as the business done IN
Congress furnishes matter enough for
number. The first four weeks of session
usually furnish matter enough for one num-
Ter a week; and the balance of the session
enough for two or three numbers week.
The approaching session OF Congress will
be long one, and will furnish matter
enough, we suppose, for fifty or sixty num-
bcrs.
The Appendix is made up of the Presi-
dents annual message, the reports OF the
prncipal officers Of government hat ae-
company it, and all the long speeches OF
members OF Congress, written out or REV.
sed by themselves. II is printed in The
same form as the Congressional Globe, d
uFGuly makes about the same numter OF
pages. There are not so many numbers
published, the first weeks Of The session,
MS there are numbers Of the Congresson-
nj Globe, because the members are slow in
writing ont their speeches; but, towards
the close OF session, the numbers are
published more frequently than tho Con-
pressional Globe.
Each of these works IS complete in it.
self: but il is necessary tor every subscrl-
Der who desires full knowledge of the
proceedings of Congress, to fave both;
because, then, if there should lie any am
biguty 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
a, length, corrected BY the member him.
self
Nov, there is no source bat the Con-
uresslunal Globe and Appendix, from
which person can obtain fall history OF
the proceedings Of Congress. GALES d
SrAToN's Register Of Debates, which con-
famed a history, Was suspended in the
wear 1897, ana has not since been rcsn,
med. 1t cost about five times as much for
Il session us the Congressional Ginhc aud
Appendix, and did not contain an eqrui
amount If matter, G eat portion Of the
current proceedings being omitted.
Conp'ete in'lexcs to hoIh The Congress
ional Globe and The Appcn Tx arc printed
at the clcse Of o0"h session, and sent TO
all subscribers for tAcm.
The reports Of the Congres,i nal
GIopo and Appendix are not in tie least
degree affected by Tie party bins Of the
editors. They are given precisely as
written ont by The Reporters and the Mem
b.rs themselves, and arc subject to the re-
vision and correction &c 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 pleo ge
ourselves 10 take them back and refund
the money 10 all Who may be dissatis-
fed,
The approach Of a Congress VIII CHI 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
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, i'll the best
manner, the debates and doihgs of the rep
resentatiyes 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 mes, interesting top.
les which have ever invoked its wisdom.
1t will find the whole revenues Of the |
country in the hands of irresponsible
in whom no party c0nfies.
1t will find an oppressive tariff rob ing the
urnat mass of The people and the Gov. |