The southern press., 1851-11-20
PR OSPECTUS
TINE GLOBE-THE CONGREsSiOsAL NEWS
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hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
continue, and enable me To perpetuste the full
history Of the proceedings and discussions Of the
body on which the destiny Of the Republic de
pends.
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 al every successive session for many
years, and by members OF all parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fde-
ty with which the duty thus conhded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken al ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. am compelled TO omit,
for want OF room, page of notices which are In
type.
The great celerity with which the etter-writers
for the distant press circulate through the lele-
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
ever the full and exact official reports of the Cox
GREssIoHAL GLoBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca 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 ofcolorngs, take the run of the coun-
try, and press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings OF
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly y-wrtten epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa-
ton of what passes in Congress Is greatly timin-
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
ur sHes nd is al mo in wal m
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from gavanlc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize a 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 A 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 quurto pages each.
will publish in the ApPENDIx for the next
sion all Jaws tndt may De phSStu uurlUR tue feS-
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 it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLoBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; 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 il, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGRE ss,osAL 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 nonpareil,) in quarto 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
PENpIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings, are given in the form Of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on 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 is printed in the
same form ss the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
during session.
During the first month or six weeks of-a ses-
son there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers Il week-one of the CoNGREs-
sIoEAL GLOBE and ore Of the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder OF session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers Of each
every week. The next session will be unusually
therefore, we calculate that the Con-
GREssroNAL GLcBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonpareil We furnish |
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscarried
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file 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 it will be re-
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. ] will give
ihe subscription price for any previous volumes Of
he CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them,
! have few copies Of the back volumes Of the
CO, GREssioNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
hen. no doubt, command at least $40 a volume,
Is they be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAmr GLOBE during the ses-
sion IS 90
For one copy of the CoNGREssroNAL GLoBE
during the session .. 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 500
The money may be remitted by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
,e received at par. Subscriptions should reach
,ere by the 18th December, at furthest, to insure
III the Numbers
The prices for these papers are SO low that
annot afford to credit them out therefore no
,erson need order them unless the money accom-
anies the order. JOHN 6. RlVES.
WAsMNToN CITY. October 81, 1851 -6tsw.
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