Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-02
nROSPECTUS or THE CONGRESS
SIGNAL GLOBE g. APPENDIX

W "N"h" ~ nNNtSsuiJ OuIy III INNS pro
pectus to say that they will be continue
!, at the next session OF Congress, ond
state, succincily, their contents, the for
= in which esey will be printed, and III
!, prices.oi them.
The Congressional Globe is made u
of the daily proceedings Of the two House
Q Of Congress. The speeches of the mem
5 bers are condensed to bring them into
readable length. All the resolutions, Of
lered, or motions made, are given in lhl
f movers own words; and the yeas ant
nays on all the important questions. Iii
printed with small type--breyier ant
nonparicl--on double royal sheet, il
quarto form, each number containing IL
royal quaIto 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. 1t is printed 10
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 a person can obtain a full history
Of the proceedings of Congress. 1t is
now recognized, by resolution, as the au-
thentic report of proceedings, the earlier
volumes having been purchased for the
use o! members, and for the Compression.
al library. Gales g. Seaton's Register Of
Debates, which contained a history, was
suspended in the year 1897, and has not
since been resumed. 1t cost about five
times as much for session as the Con-
gressionOl Globe and Appendix, and did
not contain on equal amount of matter,
great portion of the current proceedings
being omitted.
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md Appendix are not in the leas, degree
Effected by the party bias of the editors.
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~ the reporters and the members them.
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md correction of the speakers.
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iscuss for the American people all the
most important questions ever entertained |
" the national councils, and new and ex-
raordlnary measures never before fully |
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t the Globe 10 make greater and better
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nd publishing The speeches and proceed.
lgs Of the next session.
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'r the last session of Congress, and we
ave not been able TO furnish complete
opy of it since early in the session.
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'st session. We usually print double as
lany copies as we have subscribers al the
of session, and then,
erhaps, in a few weeks they will all be
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ppendx, must subscribe and send the
oney for them by the 10Th of December,
sc they will not probably get them.
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bic men Of the country, should read the n
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ngress. The discussions embrace men
things, present and past history; and d.
best faculties and highest aitainments d,
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