The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-12
PR OSP ECTUS
FOR
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations TO spread us
debates before The public, The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking II is hoped viii
continue, and enable me to perpetoste the full
history of the proceedings and discussions Of the
body on which the destiny OF the Republic de-
perds.
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
an official character the reporter of all that is
said and done in the body. This sanction has
been voted at every successive session for many
years, and by members Of all parues The press,
too of all parties has borne testimony to the fdel-
ty with which The duty thus conf ed has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
dom from the general expression IN favor OF the
work, a,e submitted in proof of lis uiness, fair
ness and usefulness. | am compelled TO omit,
for want of room, page OF notices which are IN
type.
The great CELEBRITY with which the letter. writers
for the distant press circulate through the tele-
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates of Congress, renders more important than
ever the full and exact tfcal reports OF The Con-
| GREssioNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances parte, relations by telegraph of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfeciIons
and variety of orings, Jake the run of the coun-
try and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex
islence While, therefore, the telegraph admins
TO the eager appetite ofthe public Tor Congress
news, and meets the necessities OF the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-written epItome
suited to the taste OF It's patrons, perfect informa-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly d,min-
jshed The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
res, satisfies curiosity, and II is almost IN vain
that truth puts his b"ots to follow. Still there
are great many men OF leisure and thought VINO
like to see W at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than TO
receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, Tor the sake
of the future, willingly ratronize work which
preserves full record of the doings of the great
moving and controlling power of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations COM
mensurate with the increased importance of the
duty he has undertaken the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
OF both Houses of Congress. The coming SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised IN less than $500
royal quarto pages of brewer and nonpareIl type
making 4 volumes of near 900 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| will publish in the AppENpM for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
sion, which has not been done heretofore. AL
though this will increase in no small degree the
expense of the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that il has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet. IL will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as sered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publishing the daily paper is, 10 enable Mem
bers TO see their remarks IN it, and alter them fthey
stall think proper before they published in the
CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE end APPENDIX
The CoNcRtsNoVAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type (brever and nonpareil,) IN quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quaro
pages The speeches of the Members, IN this first
FORM are sometime condensed-the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the APP
PENDIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedIngs, are given in the form of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays every important ques-
ton.
The APPENDIX is made up of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports of the principal
Officers of the Government that accompany II, and
all Speeches of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL ~ printed IN the
same form as the CosGREssIoSAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during ses ION.
During the first month six weeks Of
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoEGREs-
sIo.AL GLOBE and ore OF the ApPENDIx; but dur
ing the remainder OF a session, there rs usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers of each
every week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Con-
esrssIoNAL GLcBg and ArrEsDix together Will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed IN
small type-brevier and nonpareil e furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end of n session.
We will endeavor To print sufficient number
surplus copies to supply oil that may be mscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able 10 supply all the
lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work. the money paid by them for it will be re-
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. will give
the subscription price fer any previous volumes of
the CoNeRrssIoNAL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who viii let me have them
have few COPIES Of the back volumes OF the
Co GREss,oNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which 1t Is probable will toe
disposed Of soon and when they are, they viii
then no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For copy Of the DAmr GLOBE during the ses,
sion IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNeRrssroSAL GLoBE
during the session 3O0
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 3U0
TIE money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are SO low that
cannot afford to credi, them out; therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
pa MES the order. JOHN c. RIVES.
WAsnrNrsN Crrr, October 81, 1851,