Democratic banner., 1846-12-14
NEW SERIES OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND AP-
prNnTY


Congress at its last session, through the Joint
Library Committee Of the two Houses, having
authorized large subscription for the Congress
tsional Globe and appendix; and the Senate, by
resolution, hauing directed the mode of prepar-
ing the reports Of its proceedings, and aufhoriz-
GU tic o1CtUsaIy VI the o1IaI1 10 rUnII aUI wnn
the undersigned, stipuiating thatthe reports when
written out shall be subject to the revision Of
the speakers, the Congressional Globe and APP
Ipendix is now offered to the public, not only as
an authentic, but as an official report Of the pro-
~ceedings of Congress, made under the eye, and
published by authority of the body.
The undersigned originated the mode Of jou.p-
lalizing the proceedings Of Congress, which, thus
der the supervision of Congress. Their pnblica-
ton was the first and only one that care each
successive step in every measure iHbah branch
es Of Congress; a brief of all the debates; every
important vote; and an Appendix, including at
full length all the revised speeches delivered dur
ing the session.
The work, asst is now to be conducted By them
will he found a most perfect political history.
The Senators from the States and the Represen-
.~tatives from every section Of the Union bring
with them into Congress 4 knowledge Of the
feelings, sentiments, and interests Of their sever
al constituencies. Public opinion and the pub
lie information, as It exists among those they
represent, are embodied by them; and in the
of Congress the wisdom of our times is
brought to its test, and is there concentrated, in
directing the political movements of the whole
country. The impulses thus giuenthroughC Con-
gress from every quarter react upon the ma
ton as a whole, and all its component parts are
made to move in cooperation. The press can
not be more ~usefully employed than in condens-
ing and again spreading abroad the intelligence
ofour free country, tendingto such happy results
through our almost miraculously adjusted State
and National institutions.
The Congressional Globe is made up Of the
daily proceedings ofthe two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on superine double ro1al paper,
with small type, (breUier and nonpariel, Jim quar-
to form, each lumber containing sixteen royal
quarto pages. The speeches of the mem
bers, in this first form, are condensed-the full
Of the prepared speeches being reserved
for the Appeudix. All resolutions, motions, and
other proceedings, are given in the fora Ct the
Journals, with the years and DAYS on every ilapOr-
question.
The Appendix is made up oc the Presidents
Annual Message, the reports Of the PRINCIPAL
officers OF the Government that accompany it,and
all speeches OF members Of Congress, written ont
or revise by themselves. Il is printed in the
sans form US the congressional Globe. and usually
Wakes about the same nuabef of pages during
session.
We will endsavOr t. print a sufficient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be mis-
carried, or lost in the mails; but subscribers
should be uery particnlarto file their papers care
fully, for fear that we should not be able to sup.
ply all the lost numbers.
TERMS.
For copy cfthe Congressional Globe. 81 90
For copy ofthe.Appendix :. 49,. -. / 90
For 6 copies Of either, or part of both 80 90
Our prices fos these papers are sosIow that we
cannot afford to credit fhem out; therefore, no
person need consume his time in writing form
them mRess he sends the money.
81. BLAIR & RIVES.
Washington, October Is, 1916.