The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-04
PROSPECTUS
..THF SOUTHERN PRESS

A N ASSOCIATION of sixty three members Of
"A Congress- Senators and Representatives, have
constituted the undersigned a committee to super
intend the establishment of a Southern Press at
Washington city, To be- devoted TO the exposition
and defence of southern rights and Institutions, the
dissemination OF correct information as TO northern
policy and the course Of political affairs generally,
without reference to the old party lines OF Wing
and Democrat. Arrangements are now in pro-
gress promptly to insure tho issue OF such paper,
undsr the title of
% The southern Press"
for the conduct of which suitable editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid OF a number
Of eminent and able contributors.
There will be both a WEEKLY and WEEKLY
issue the latter 10 contain substantially the same
matter the former, and intended to reach those
points of the country whose mail facilities are linn
tied
A DAILY issue will be added hereafter, should Il
be deemed advisable or necessary by the press and
people of the southern States.
The paper will not be erciusiuely political, but
will embrace it's broad sheet the general news OF
the day, domestic and foreign, by mail and telc-
graph, commercial and agricultural intelligence,
literary criticisms, original essays, literary and
miscellaneous; and in short, all those items OF gen
ersl interest the collected aggregate OF which con-
stitutes the interesting and valuable newspaper.
Great care will be taken To give foil and correct
reports Oi the proceedings aud debates IN both
houses of Congress a. well as the action oil the
local legislatures on the southern question.
limited number only oi Advertisements VIII be
received, the main object being 10 furnish large
amount Of reading matter.
The paper will be printed on a sheet equal in
sze 10 tboso of the other Washington papers, and
the material vii be procured especially for the
purpose.
Itis confidently hoped that every time friend to
the South will aid ia procuring subscnbers, and
forward the names with the amount subscribed, 10
southern representative at Washington, forth
with.
Postrnastcrs are authorized by law to remit sub
scrpuons free OF postage.
TERMS
For ui-woekly during the session VI Con
gress, and semi-weekly during the recess,
the price will be, per rannum............., 50 90
Weekly paper. ..........,.....,...:..: 90
The price of subscription must be paid invaris
bly, in advance, and the cash must accompany the
name
All persons procuring ten nsrncs shall be entitled
TO receive a copy gratis for one year
A.P BUTLER,
JACKSON MORTON,
r. TOOMBS.
J. THOMPSON.
o., Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise
viii please publish this prospcctus, which win
une them TO an exchange with the newspaper, All
VINO comply with this request will send a copy o,
the paper containing IL 10 the committee.
WAsniseTos. May %, 1850. June
ID DENJAMIN blake MINOR, Attorney at
- Law, will attend promptly TO any business IN
his profession IN the city of Richmond (iucluding
cases in the Appellate and Federal Courts) and
the adjacent counties, and in the town Of Peters
burg.
or Office No. ., Law buildings. Richmond,
| Virginia.
Aug. 6-u
ErsSrzrp Cook. Gronor Il. SAaorSr.
COOK ~ SARGENT.
GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
Corner of Main and Second strccts,
Dnperpuf. io,oa.
June su--du
q. q. LOOMS.
ATTORNEY AND cousssLLoa AT LAW,
Nov. g-Iys PITTSBURG, PESN.
INTERNAT1ONAL AM UNION ENGRA-
II WING for lsi9, "7ne Prayer" is nov received
and ready for distribution among the subscribers,
AT TAYLOR n MAURY'S
June IL Bookstore near 9th street.