The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-30
New series or the Congressional Glob|
eS and Appendix.

ing authorized large subscription Tor the Coz
gressionaI Globe and Appendix, and the Senate, b
resolution, having directed the mode Of preparin
the reports of its proceedings and authorized III
Secretary Of the Senate TO contract wi the under
signed, stipuating that the reports when writes
out shall be subject TO the revision OF the Speakers
the Congressional Globe and Appendix is now OF
fered TO the public, not only as an authentic but q
an official report Of the proceedings oil Congress
made under the eye, and published by authority
the body.
The undersigned originated the mode of journal
izing the proceedings of Congress, which, thu
adopted is TO he perfected with the aid and unde
the supervision of Congress. Their publicatioI
was the first and only one that gave each successive
step in every measure in both branches Of Congress
brief Of all the debates; every important vote; and
an appendix, including at full length all the revised
speeches delivered during the session.
The work. as it is now TO be conducted by them
will be found most perfect political history. Tht
senators from the States, and the representatives,
from every section Of the Union bring with them
into Congress knowledge of the feelings, senti
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Public opinion and the public information, as II ex
lists among those they represent, are imbodIed byI
them; and in the crucible Of Congress the wisdomI
Of times is brought to its tes and is there con-
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the whole country. The impulses thus given through
Congress from every quarter, react upon the enation|
as whole, and all its component parts made to|
move in cooperation. The press cannot be morsI
usefuy employed than in condensing and again
spreading abroad the intelligence Of our free coun-
try, tending to such happy results through our al
most mraculously adjusted Stale and national insti-
tutions.
Having identified ourselves with the plan Of ad-
vancing the usefulness of Congress by publishing
clI - hors 1ov
of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, issued
during the last twelve years, which would be impair
ed in value to US and utility to the public if the
work were discontinued, we have double motive
to prompt us to extend it through new series. We
are resolved, if possible to give it permanence and
to hand it down to successors as a standard work,
worthy Of being maintained and improved. We
shall enter upon our new undertaking without being
distracted burdened by any associate labors Of the
press; and, thus unencumbered, shall hope to make
the new series step in advance Of the former in all
points Of execution. With view to accomplish
this, we snail be Gone or the other) in attendance
| on Congress.
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We believe every member Of Congress will bear
witness that our reports are full and fair.
The Congressional Globe is made up Of the daily
proceedings Of the two houses of Congress, and
printed on superfne doubleroyal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil) in quarto FORM each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages. The
speeches Of the members, in this first FORM are con-
densed full report of the prepared speeches be-
ing reserved for the Appendix. All resolutions,
notions and other proceedings, are given in the
form of the Journal, with the yeas and nays on
every important question.
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nua message the reports Of the princpa! officers Of
the government that accompany it, and all speeches
of members of Congress, written out or revised by
themselves. II is printed in the same form as the
Congressional Globe, and usually makes about the
same number ofpages during session.
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ter for two or three numbers Of each every week.
The next session will be unusually interesting
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and Appendix together will make near 1900 large
quarto pages, printed in small type. We furnish
complete indexes to both at the end Of session.
Wehave on hand the Congressional Globe and
Appendix for the last fifteen sessions Of Congress,
making together fifteen large royal quarto volumes,
which we will sell, unbound, TOR Sal; or bound,
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sessions The proceedings Of Congress for the last
nine years cannot be procured from any other
source-Gales 81 Seaton having stopped printing
their Register of Debates in 1887
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or lost in the mails; but subscribers should be very
particular to file their papers carefully, for fear that
we should not be able to supply all the lost num-
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