Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-20
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CONGRESSIONAL crOnE
AND AppENDIv
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4 AND AppENDIy
I, oNCREsS, at It's last stssirp ,b,o,,-s
~ the JOINT Library Committee 81 NJ ~,
fiouses, nsvlng authorized q lsfre srlsrr,n
4 ncn Iof me Congressional Globe ara k,,rsr
Idir. and The Senate, tY resolution. ba,,sg IL
recseo NE mooe O preparing The rvpor,s or IS
lpsocesofngs, anu aushoy'yet the Secre,.,s -
the Senate g contract with the ua3e,sisneJ 4
IsnPulaang that Inc reports. when sr,,,ess ~,
shall be subject 10 the revision az ,ka $500 oa''
Offered to the public. moi only IS IN sr,h.. aUw
lbut as an official report Of the prcees sasn'c
\ Congress, made under the eye, and pnhi.,
by authority Of the body.
4 The undersigned originated the mode of;o,,.
nalizing the proceedings Of Congress, With
4 thus adopted, is 10 b. perfected with The ia
and under the supervision Of Congress. The,
4 publication was the FIRST and only one Ia,
gave each successive step in every measure in
both branches o! Congress brief Of ali Inc
debates; every important vote, and an Amen.
|. DIX, including 1t full length all the revised
speeches delivered during the session.
ihe Wofk, as Il IS now 10 be conducted bv
7 mem, VIII be found most perfect POLITICAL
history The Senators from The States and
J The Representatives from every section Of ,be
, Union, bring with them into Congress knorI.
ledge Of the feelings, sentiments, ana ,r,srss.s
Eofthsir several constituencies. pnbl;ren;,,;,,s
and the public information, as il exists amonc
those they represent, are embodied by them.
and. In the crl.citle Of Congress, the wisdom,
of our times is brought to its test and is there
concentrated. in directing the political move.
ments Of the whole country The impulses
thus given through Congress ron every quar-
ter, react upon the nation as Whole, and all
ITS component parts are made to move IN CO.
loperarlon. The press cannot be more useful.
~ employed than in condensing and again
spreading abroad the intelligence Of our free
Icountry, tending TO such happy results through
our almost miraculously adjusted State and
National Institutions
Having identified ourselves with the Man
of advancing the usefulness of Congress- Nv
publishing full and impartial reports, and bay.
ing large mass Of the Congressional C;ob..
and Appendix, issued during the last Twelve
Years. which would be impaired 10 value 10
| us and utility TO the public il the work were
discontinued, We have double motive "a
! prompt US TO extend it through a new series.
| We are resolved, if possible, to.giye it perma-
nence, and 10 hand II down TO successors 81
standard work. worthy Of being maintained
and improved. We shall enter upon our new
undertaking without being distracted or bur-
dened by any associate labors Of The press.
and, thus unincumbered, shall hope 10 make
the new series step in advance Of the former
IN all points OF execution. With view 10 ac
compllsh this, we shall be Gore OF the otherlia
attendance on Congress. 'l
The reports will not be affected by our par
lily bias. We believe every member Of Con-
gress will bear witness tina, our reports are full
and fair. ~ a.
The Congressional Globe is made up Of the
) daily proceedings of the two Houses Of Con.
gress, and printed on super6ne double royal
paper, with small type, (brevier and nonpareD
in quarto form, each number containing roy.
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bers in this first form are condensed, the full
report OF the prepared speeches being reserved
Tor the Appendix. All resolutions, motions,
aud other proceedings are given in the form
Of the Journals. with the yeas and nays On
every important question.
The Appendix is made up OF the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
officers Of the Government that accompany il.
and all Speeches of Members of Congress.
written out or revised by themselves. /, IS
/ printed in the same form as the Congressional
! Globe, and usually makes about the same mum
Der OF pages during the session. i
4 During the first month or SIX weeks Of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done Than
will make two numbers \ week--ope of the
the Congressional Globe and one Of the hp.
pendix but during the remainder Of q session
! there IS usually sufficient matter for two or
i three numbers OF each every week. The next
session will be unusually interesting: there
fore we calculate thai the Congressional Globe
AID Appendix together will make near 500
large quarto pages, printed in small type (bre-
vier and nonpareil.) We furnish complete in
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and Appendix for the last fifteen sessions Of
Congress, making together fifteen large royal
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Sal complete sets during the last two sessions
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GALES s Seaton having stopped printing
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1 carefully, for fear that we should not be able
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