The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-31
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CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND AprENn1x
OF THE

JOINT LIBRARY COmmltiee ol lhe Two Houses
having authorized a large subscription for
the CoNeREssloNAL GL"BE AND APPENDIX:
and The Senate, BY resolution, having direct
ed the mode OF preparing The reports Of lis
proceedings, aud authorized the Secretary
Of the Senate 10 contact with The under-
signed, sIipuating that the reports when
written out shall be subject TO The revision
Of the speakers, the CONoREssIoNAL GLOBE
AND APPENDIX is now offered 10 the public
not only as an authentic, bu, as an official
report of the proceedings Of Congress, made
under the eye, aud published by authority
OF the body.
The undersigned originated the mode Of
journalizing the proceedings Of Congress,
which, thus adnpteC, is TO be perfected with
the aid and under the supervision of Con,
grtss. Their publication was The first and
only one that gave each successive step in
every mevsure in both branches Of Congress
biIel Of al the debates; every important
vote; ant an Appendix, including at full
length all the revised speeches delivered
during the session.
The work, as II is now TO oe conducted
bv them, will be found most perfect polIl
icaI history. The SenAors rom the States
and the Re presenlalives from every section
of The Union bring with Them INTO Com
gres a knowledge OF the feelings, senlr>
men,s, and interests of their several couslii-
uencits, Public opinion and Ihe public in
tormauon,as II exists among those Ihey rep
resent, are embodied by them, and 10 tht
crucble OF Congress the wisdom of oui
times is brought 10 its test and Is there con.
CeGtraed, in directing The political move.
ments of the whole country. The impul-
ses thus given through Congress from every
quarter reac, upon the nation as whole
and all lis component parts are made to
move in cooperation. The press cannot bt
more uselully employed than in condensiHl
and again spreading abroad the intelligence
of our free country, tending TO such h9pp,
results through our almost mlraCuousy ad
iusted State aud National Institutions
Having Identified ourselves with the plan
of advancing ihe usefulness Ul Congress bN
publishing full aud impartial reports, aud
having "A large mass of the C0NGREssIONAL
GLOBE AND APPENDIX, ISSUED during M
last Twelve years, which would be impaired
in value 10 us and uNiiiy TO ;he publlc If lht
work were Discontinued, we have double
motive to 9rompl us TO extend II IhrOugh d
nav series We are resolved, If puss lbM
10 give II permanence, and 10 hand II down
to successors as standard work, worthy Of
being N 4ntalned and improved We shall
enter upon our new undertaking without
being distracted or burdened by any assoc
ciale labors Of the press; and, Ihus unen.
cunbered, shaI! hope TO make the new Sc
RIGS a step in advance Of the former 10 all
points of execution. NI,h view TO &C.
complish this, we snail be Zone or lhe OH.
err n attendance on Congress.
Thp repurIs will not be affected by our
party bias. We believe every member o.
Congress will belr witness that our reports
are (ull and far.
The Congressional Globe is made up OF
the daily proceedings of the two Houses Of
Congress, and printed on superhne doubt
royal paper, with small yPe, (brevrer anc
nonpareil,) in qusrto form each number
conang sixteen royal quario pages. Ih'
speeches Of the members, in this frs, form
are condensed full report of Me pre.
pared speeches being reserved for the Az
pendlx. All resolutions, motions, and 9TH
er proceedings, ale given in the form of IN,
Journals, with The yeas and nays on ever,
important question:
The Appendix is made up Of the Presi.
dents Annual Message, HE reports OF Ih'
principal officers OF the Government lh-
accompany il, aud all speeches Of members
OF Congress, written out or revised by them
s,,yos. It is printed in the same form a,
the Congressional Globe and usually oIakps
about the same number OF pages during r.
session.
Daring Ihe first month or six weeks Of p
session. Ihsre is rarely moIc business done
than wll make two numbers week-0nt
Of the Congressional GIube aud one Of the
hoppudix. bat during lhe remainder of :
session, there is usually sufficient matter lo
Two or Ihree numbers Of each every week
The next session will be unusually inter
esing. therefore, we calculate lhatlh Con
eressionaI Globe snd Appendix roge'he
wil make near 500 large quarro pages
printed in small iype-brev,er and nonpsrir
We furnish complete Indexes TO both at III
end of session.
We have on hand The Congression;
Globe and Appendix loI the last fifteen sc'
tious Of Congress, making together fllee
large roya! quarlo volumes, which We WI
sell, unbound, for Sal; or bound, with Rus
sia backs and corners, for $50. Those wb
want the back volumes should apply IC
thcm Immediately, as they are in de nan'
Congress subscribed for 34l complete ST.
dutinU lhe two last sessions, The pTOCeei