The southern press., 1851-10-23
PR OS PECTUS
FOR
HE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
pAREA

TnE approach Of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking il is hoped will
continue, and enable me TO perpetuste the full
history of the proceedings and d iscussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends.
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 ell parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the hdel
ity with which the duty thus conhded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l 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
the full and exact official reports of the Con-
GREssoNAL GLoBE. The husty, and in many
instances er 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 a shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety OF colorngs, take the run of the coun
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publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
tiers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-wrtten eptome
suited to the taste of Its patrons, perfect informa-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dunn
ished. 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 it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like TO see w at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize 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 as the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming ses-
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 800 pages each -
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound IN four vol
| will publish in the ArrESpIx for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the
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 II has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfue double royal sheet. IL will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and as stered by the speakers, whenever they
make any attentions; the current news OF the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publisng the daily paper is, To enable Mem
bers their remarks IN It, and alter tbemifthey
shall think proper before they published IN the
CoNGREssIoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGRrssoNAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpsreil,) in qunrto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages The speeches OF the Members, in this first
FORM are sometime condensed--the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
PENDix. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, are given in the form of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on every important ques-
tion.
The APPENDIX is made up Of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany IT, and
all Speeches of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. II is printed in the
same form ss the CosGREssioHAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during SEES ion.
During the first month or six weeks Of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CosGREs-
SOCIAL GLoBE and one OF the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder OF session, there ~ 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-
eprssroNAL GL~Bs and AppgNpIx together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed IN
small type-brevier and nonparell. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end Of session.
We will endeavor n print sufficient nunlbfr of
surpluscopi to supply all that may be miscarreJ,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular Gle their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for 1t will be
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. J will give
the subscription price for any previous volumes of
the CoscREsHoSAL GLOBE or the APpGsDix. and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes Of the
Co CONFESSIONAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale nj
IS volume bound which IL is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt. command at least SO a volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILr GLoBE during the Sos
sion +. IS 90
For one copy Of the CoSeRrss,oNAL GLosg
during the session t. .. 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session . 80. -, 800
The 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 credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panes the order. JOHN G.. RfVES.
WAssrSroS Crrr, October 2l, 1851 = 6,sw.