Democratic banner., 1846-12-07
NEW SERIES OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND AP-
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I,.NDlA.
Congress at It's last session, through the join
Library Committee Of the two Houses, having
authorized a large subscription !or the Congress
si"a%l Globe and AppcrdiA; and the Senate, b,
resolution, hi ring directed the mode of prcpar
ing the reports oil its proceedings, and authoriZ
ell the Secretary OF the Senate TO contract will
tine undersigned. STIMULATING thatthe reports wheI
written ont shall be subject TO the revision Of
the speakers, the Congressional Globe and Ap.
p"n4ix is now offered to tn" public, not ONLY "a.
an authentic, but as an official report of the ro-
ceeGIngS OF Congress, made under the eve, and
published / y authority of the body.
The undersigned uriG-::::"a: The mode Of jean.
.alizing the proceedings of Congress, which, 'iu:
adopted, is 10 De p,r,cctc. with Ike aid az ~.
Ter the supervision OF Congress. Their public.
ton was the first and only one that care eacl
successive step in ercry measure in both branch
es Of Congress;a brief OF III the debat's; every
important vote; and an Appendix, including al
full length ali the revised speeches delivered dur
ing the session.
The work. as ii is now 10 be clniucte' Y thea
will he Sound a most perfect p@a'i:; . history.
The Senators from the States and III" Represent
tailvcs from every section of Tie Eion bring
with T. EN- into Congress a knowledge o. the
feelings, sentiments. and Interests ofth".r sever
al Constituencies. Public opinion ana Tie pub
lie information, as it exists among those they
represent, are embodied by them; and in the
cru, Ihlc of Congress the wisdom Of cur times is
brought 10 lis test. and is there concentrated, in
directing the political movements Of the whole
country. The impulses thus giren through Com
gres> from cve.y qua,;cr react upon the ma
tinn as a whole. and all it, component parts are
made 10 move i'll cn-Upcration. The press CAN
not he more usciuIly cmE.ryed than in condcns-
ing an again spreading abroad the Intelligence
o:"'r free country, ten iirgto such happy results
our almost miracuiously adjusted State
and National institutions.
lIaring iicntiiir ourselves with the plan Of
the usefulness OF Congress BY publish
ny full ana impartial reports, and having d large
mass utthe Conere>Sioua Globe and Appendix.
issued during the lasttwelye years, which would
be impaired Ill the value 10 us and utility to the
public il the work We're discontinued, we have a
double motive 10 prompt us to extend it through Il
new series. We are resolved, il possible, 10
give IT permancnce, and to hand ii down 10 sue
as 4 standard work, worthy Of being
maintained ard improved. We shall enter up
Oh our new undertaking without being distracted
Or burdchcd 10y any associate laburers oithc press;
and, thus unercllmhered shall hope TO make the
new series Il step i'll advance of the ior.c er in all
points of execution. With Il view 10 accomplish.
this, We shall be Zone or the other in attcn-I
dance OH Congress.
The reports will moi be affected Ly orr party
bias. We hrlicrc every member Of Congress will
bear witness that our reports are full and fair.
The Congressional Globe is made up of tie.
iaily proceedings otthrtwo Houses of Congress.
and printed on srpcriine douhI. roval paper,
with small type, (brerier and nonparicl, jim quar-
form, each number containing sixteen royal.
qnarto prgts. The speeches of the mem
Jrr>, in this first form, are condenscd-the full
Of the prepared speeches being reserred
Tor TIE .fppeIdix. All resolutions, motions, and
proceedings, are given in the form Of the
Journals, with the years and days OF every impor-I
question.
The Appendix is made up of the President
Message, the reports of the principal
officers Ofthe Gov eminent that ccompan it, andI
speeches Of members of Congress, written ,mt
or revised BY themselves. 1t is printed IN the
same form as the congressional Globe. and us,ially
makes about the same number OF pages during a
session.
During the first month or six weeks of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than
will make two numbers a week-one ofthe Con-