The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-27
PROSPECTUS FOR THE r0yGRESSIONiL GLOBE IND iPPESDIx.

IUNhhENSiVNAn uAV9A A-sR ~A txvr issue this Prospectus to apPirse the pubic w of renewed preparations on oar pan to pup sah the Congressional Globe and Appe AA
 6, ihe approaching session, and to invhe saDsEnp-
 i'm. The Houses having contracted with us tor
 <" v-o,k oa such terms as enable us now to make
 s,n,ets reports 10 multiply and issue the numbers onacker success.on than heretofore, and without -rrasing the price to subscribers we hope to make ,,d rrturn for the iiberality and high ofhciai .se,ion thus bestowed on the publication. We s,l increase the volume at least one-third beyond Ae ordinary bulk, and endeavor to add to its use
 illness by extending still further its large e'ica'a Ion Al
 This last is not the least important point in the l.w of Congress. Faithful and durable reports of
 |. debates of the body of value npFoPcrtion to h. extent of their circulation among the people, u in this way that Congress IS brought into the esence of it's remote consttuents--that 1t obiains ~ access and hold communication wilh them -Ou say 10 day. and renders the government real representative.
 Hagnv received from all parties in Congress the tra.est marks of appreciation and confidence. m liberal means and permanent contract votea to .at;nue the work, we shalt not be found wanting a he impartiality and industry necessary 10 the .ae faIhment of the engagement on our part. ne
 ,,xt session wi task to the utmost the best efforts of those connected with the undertaking. It wiii t. distinguished by discussions of extraordinary in- tere,ts and results of abiding concern. The war.
 is ogin and conduct by officers m the cabinet and a he field. will furnish subjects of profound ln- eulry and consideration. The terms of peace. the spositiou to be made ofeonqaests, the consequent
 ,e, ,o be drawn from all that has been done as ai 6cing parties in this country. ard especially as bearing on the approaching presidential election, xI open up novel and powerful operating discus sioss rendering the councils at Washington during
 s next year as pregnant of good or evil to lhis con taent as those of Rome were to the Otd world in ii. 1,ys of her eariy energy Such field for de- Iteration and action was never presented 10 any usyiOas Congress- All that has tIanspired. or may
 .,.ze transpire before the close of the approach
 sy session of Congress in New Mexico, California,
 inc capital of Mexico, and the provinces still de-
 ,endeat on i, will come under the consideration oi ne next Congress Its debates will contain the History of the war; and its action determine its re-
 sl,s, whether they be decided by arms or diploma
 ey And whatever is developed concerning th.s
 Ts and interesting matter on the floor of Congress q n the Executive messages, will be found Fecor- 1 d.l in the Congressional Globe and Appea- dI.,
 The Congressional Globe is made up of the t,iy proceedings of the two Houses of Congress. ui printed on super6ne double royal paper, with
 small type, tbrevier and nonpareii,) in qaario form
 ticf n=mher containing sixteen royal quarto pages The speeches of the members in this rst iorm are
 elaa-nsed-he full report of the prepared speeches ueia, reserved for The Appendix. All resolutions,
 pO,ioas and other proceedings. are m the form oi ;se JOarnals with the yeas and nays on every im- 2crtaat question.
 E'ery member wili have an opportunity to read
 sI: smaFks before they are put to press, and alter 'g report if he shall think it incorrect
 The Appendix is made up of the Presidents $
 aaasl message the reports of the principal oineers d the government tha, accompany 1t, and all ,peecses of members of Congress, written out "r le,sed by themselves ltis printed in the form as 'he Confessional Globe, and usually makes lsOai the same number Of pages during session. During the first month or six weeks of session here s rarely more business done than will make ,So numbers week--one the Congressional Globe and one of the Appendix; but during the remainder of session, there is usually sunclen' aatiet ot two or three of each every week, The n,ri 'esslon will be unusually interesting; there' l'fs Ee calculate that the Congressional GioDe iat Appendix together will make Bear 5000 large l1Eto pages. printed in small type--breyier and nonpa'ei. We furnish complete Indexes to both at . ne sad of session.
 We will endeayor to print a sufficient number oi
 'afp!4s copies to supply all that may be misearried
 af lost 10 the mails; but subscribers should De very
 eAflieaIar to file their papers carefully, for feat @4i we should not be able to supply all the ios' nsnbers
 Se have few surplus copies of the Congress Hoaal Globe for .tbe last session of Congress
 seeh We will sell for the original subscription pfss si copy. We have no surplus copies Of the Appendix for that session.
 TERMS
 TOT one copy of the Congressional Globe e 0t TOT r| enc copy of the Appendix Ot '~ sE copies of either, or part of both 10 0t r'oprietors of newspapers who copy this pros
 psc'a' before the first day of December, and sene
 one copy of their paper containing 1t. marked
 I'und with a pen to direct our attention to 1t
 .'aii have their names, on our books for one copy m 'he Congressional Globe and Appendix during Ae session.
 olt prices for these papers are % low that VI AAA'' afford to credit them out. Therefore, n' r,'oh need consume time in writing for them 'a,sS 'he money accompanies the order. sa"scriPtions should he here by the l4th De '''hOef, at farthest, to ensure all the numbers. BLAIR & RIvES. washington, Oct. is47. s-6w