The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-09
PROSPECTUS FOR 1.-THE GLOBE
TUE coNcRpssIoNAT NElVspApPR

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TINE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
IL renewal of my proposals and preparations to
spread it's debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking II Ia
hoped will continue, and enable me TO perpetuate
the full history of the proceedings and discussions
Of the body on which the destiny Of the Republic
depends.
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
official character the reporter OF all that Is
said and done in the body. This sanction has been
voted at every successive eesson for many years,
and by members of all parties. The press, too, OF
all parties has borne testimony to the hdety with
which the duty thus confded has been performed
The great celebrity with which the letter writers
for the distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates oil
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports of the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty, and in many instances er parte,
relations by telegraph of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports ta-
ken Cewn by reporters, and which formerly, In
shape more or less abbreviated. went the rounds
of the press. Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperfections and variety OF colorings take
the run Of the country and no press but the ooai
the proceedings of both Houses unmutlated In
deed, no newspaper can give them, and have room
for advertisements and Abe miscellaneous matter
essential to their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi'
ties of the political press by furnishing rapidly
written epitome suited to the taste of its patrons.
perfect information of what passes in Congress- is
greatly diminished. The circulation oil the official
reports has been. to some extent, cut oil by the
crude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity and 1t Is al
most in vain that truth puts on bis boots to follow.
Still there are great many men OF leisure and
thought who like to see what isactually said and
done in Congress, and tojudge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
galvanc batteries. There others, too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronizca work
which preserves a full record OF the doipgs OF the
great moving and controlling power OF the Re-
public.
The undersigned has made preparations com
mensurafe 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 session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than 3,5OO
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type,
making volumes of near 900 pages each. The
reports for the last long session made 1886 royal
quarto pages, and were bound in a volumes, ave-
raging 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all lave that may be passed during the ses
sion which has not been done heretofore. Although
this will increase in no small degree the expense of
the publication, the subscription price will be the
same that it has been for several years past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and altered 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 10 to enable Members
TO their remarks in it, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they are published In the
Con GR EssroNAL 6 LOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGREssroNAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes condensed-the full report Of the
prepared speeches being reserved for the ArPEN-
MY proceed !
ings, are given in the form OF the Journals, with
the yeas and nays on every important question.
The APPENDIX is made up of the Presidents An
nual Message, the Reports OF the principal Officers
of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. 1t is printed in the same form
as the CONC EssIoNAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about 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 OF t CoNGREssoNAL
GLoBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of scssion there is usually sufficient
matter for two throe numbers OF each every
week The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNenEssIoNAL
GLoBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end of a session:
will endeavor to print sufficient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar-
ricd or lost in the mails but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully for
fear that i should mol DC aDie 10 supply dit lne
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 may have been received by them. will
give subscribers the subscription price for any OF
the previous volumes of the CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE
or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes of the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
5 volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed. of soon; and when they are, they will
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that
There are % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLoBE during the ses-
sion. ........,...-.... .............. 50 w
during the session .-.4..-.............- w
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w
The money may be rernitted 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 SO low that lean
not afford to credit them out; therefore person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order. JOHN G. RIVES.
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