The Arkansas banner., 1848-01-10
PROSPECTUS FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX

yXTE issue this Prospectus to appirse the public w of renewed preparations on our part to pub
 ish the Congressional Globe and Appe K for the approaching session, and to invite subscnp- lions The Houses having contracted with us for 5 the work on such terms as enable us now to make complete reports, to multiply and issue the numbers
 in quicker succession than heretofore, and without
 increasing the price to subscribers, we hope to make good return for the liberality and high official I sanction thus bestowed en the publication. We shall increase the volume at least onethird beyond
 the ordinary bulk. and endeavor to add to it's use fitness by extending st further it's large ciIcua-
 ton.
 This last is not the least important point in the view of Congress. Faithful and durable reports of
 the debates o the body of value in proportion to the extent of their circulation among the people. It is in this way that Congress Is brought into the presence of its remote constituentshat It obtains easy access and hold communication with them from day to day, aud renders the government real lY representative.
 Having received from all parties in Congress the strongest marks of appreciation and confidence, in the liberal means and permanent contract voted to continue the work, we shall not be found wanting = in the mpartiality and industry necessary to the I due llhlmsnt of the engagement on our part. The next session will task to the utmost the best efforts of those connected with the undertaking. It will be distinguished by discussions of extraordinary in < teresh and results of abiding concern. The war,
 ts ogin and conduct by officers in the cabinet and in the field, will furnish subjects of profound in- qury and consideration. The terms of peace. the disposition to be made of conquests the consequent ces to be drawn from all that has been done ai feeting parties in this country, and especially bearing on the approaching presidential election, will open up novel and powerful operating discus sions rendering the councils at Washington during
 the next year pregnant of good or evil to thls con tnent as those of Rome were to the Old World Tn ihe days of her early energy. Such field for de- liberation and action was never presented to any previous Congress. All that has tIanspired. or may hereafter tIauspire before the close of the approach ing session of Congress, in New Mexico, California,
 in the capital of Mexico, and the provinces still de- 2 pendent on lt, will come under the consideration of the next Congress It's debates will contain the history of the war, and its action determine its re- suits, whether they be decided by arms or diploma cy And whatever is developed concerning this and interesting matter on the floor of Congress or Tn the Executive messages, will be found recor dei in the Congressional Globe and Appen- dix.
 The Congressional Globe is made up of the daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress, and printed on snperfne double royal paper, with small type, (brevier and nonparei,) in quarto form each humber containing sixteen royal qaarto pages
 The speeches of the members, in this first form, eonsensed-he full report of the prepared speeches oeingreseryed for the Appendix. All resoluti sns, motions, and other proceedings. are in the form of the Journals, with the yeas and nays on every im- portant question
 Every member will have an opportunity to read hs remarks before they are put to press, and alter em report il he shall think it incorrect The Appendix is made up of the Presidents annual message, tue reports of the principal officers oi the government that accompany it, and all speeches ot members of Congress, written out or revised by themselves. ltis printed in the form as tIxs .lraa a0oi' the same number of pages during session. During the first month or six weeks of session There IS rarely more business done than will make two numbers week--one the Congressional Globe and one of the Appendix; but during the remainder of session, there is usually sufficient matter for two or three of each every week. The next session will be unusually interesting; there iofe' vs calculate that the Congressional Globe and Appendix together will make near 5000 large qaaro pages printed in small type-brevier and noapa'eil We furnish complete Indexes to both at the end of a session
 We will ehdeavor to print a sufficient number of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscarred,
 or lost n the mails; but subscribers should be very
 particular to file their papers carefully, for fear numbers:
 We have few surplus copies of the Congres. Aional Globe for sthe last session of Congress, mnieh We will sell for the original subscription Pfiee sl acopy. We have no surplus copies of the APpendii for tbat session.
 TERMS
 p tor one copy of the Congressional Globe S2 co
 r toI one copy of the Appendix ? %
 " SIX copies of either, or part of both 10 %
 ... aiOp,istors of newspapers who copy this pros-
 p.''us oeiore the first day oi December and send
 s.n. copy of their paper containing it, marked
 '4HQ Wltl 10 direct 0ur affAnfion tn if
 oS ,t nave their names our books for one copy
 ,b, %e Congressional Globe and Appendix during
 e,anD Pfiees Tor these papers are so low that we
 na ahord to credit them cut. Therefore, no
 pnls,D soA aeea consume time in writing fer them,
 SI "e money accompanies the order.
 tons should be here by the l4th De-
 's'"Ocr al larthes, to ensure all the numbers.
 W.A, BLAIR & RIvES.
 NiItgton, OCt. lSlI. k-kw