Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-19
DROSPECTUS OF THE CONGRESS
SIGNAL GLOBE 81 APPENDIX

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SIGNAL GLOBE 81 APPENDIX
These works have such wide circnla.
ton, and have been so universally an.
proved and sought after by the public, that
we deem II necessary only in this pros.
pectus 10 say that they will be continued
at tho next session of Congress, and To
state, suecinctly, their contents, the form
in which they will be printed, and the
prices Of them.
Tho Congressional Globe is made up
Of the daily proceedings of the two Houses
of Congress, The speeches of the mem
bors are condensed to bring them INTO a
readable length All the resolutions, Of
iered, 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--brevier and
noDPariel-on double royal sheet, in
quarto form, each number containing lG
royal quarto pages.
The Appendix is made up of the Presi-
dents annual message, the reports of the
principal officers of the government that
accompany it, and all the long speeches
of members of Congress, written out or
revised by themselves. It is printed in
the same form as the Congressional
Globe, and usually makes about the same
number Of pages.
Now there is no source but the Con.
gressional Globe and Appendix from
which person can obtain full history
of the proceedings of Congress. 1t is
now recognized, by resolution, rs the au.
thentic report of proceedings, tho earlier
volumes having been purchased for the
use of members, and for the Compression.
al library. Gales g. Soaton's Register of
Debates, which contained history. was
suspended in the year 1887, aud has not
since been resumed. 1t cost about five
times as much for a session as the Con-
gressional Globe and Appendix, and did
not contain an equal Amount of matter, a
great portion of the current proceedings
being omitted.
Complete indexes to both the Congress
sional Globe and the Appendix are print.
cd at the close Of each session, and sentI
to all subscribers for them.
ihe reports OF the Congressional Globe
ana Appendix are not in the least degree
affected by the party bias of the editors
lhey are given precisely as written out
by the reporters and the members them.
selves, and are subject to the revision
and correction of the speakers.
The approach of Congress which will
discuss for the American people All The
most important questions ever entertained
by the national councils, and new and OK.
traordlnary measures never before fully
ventured upon, has induced the publishers
OF the Globe TO mako greater aud better
preparation than heretofore for reporting
and publishing the speeches and proceed.
ngs OF the next session.
All persons who may desire either. or
both of these works, should subscribe for
them by the 10Th OF December, else thew
may fail to get them. People are still
subscribing for the Congressional Globe
for the last session of Congress. and we
have not been able 10 furnish a complete
copy OF il since early in the session
We will send the Globe for the an.
preaching session 10 any person who will
return to US all tho numbers of il for tho
last session. We usually print double as