The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-23
PR OS p ECTU I'LL
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL, NEWS.

The 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 1t is 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 de-
peEds. l... #... .'...
The adoption Of Congress has given the GLOBE
an Official character as the reporter of all that is
SAID and done III the body. This sanction has
been voted at every successive session for many
years, and by members Of all parties. The press,
too, Of all parties has borne testimony to the del
lty with which the duty thus confiJed has been
performed The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, ATE submitted in proof of its fulness, 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-wrters
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 official 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 bv 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 no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fuii 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
tiers TO the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-written epitome
suited to the taste Of its patrons, perfect infOrma
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
shed. The circulation ofthe Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
W res, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots TO follow. Still there
are a great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic 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 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 nonpareit type
making 4 volumes of near 800 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, aud were bound in four VOL
umes, averaging ga royal quarto pages each.
| will publish in the ArrnSp,y for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
SION, which has not been done heretofore. Al
though this wall increase in no small degree the
exE ense OF the publication the subscription price
will be the same that il has been for several years
past.
The DAmy GLoBE will be published during The
session on Il superfne double roy sheet. IL will
contain the debates as tHken dowa by the report.
srs, and s'iered 10y the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news OF the
day, ard miscellaneous matter. The main object
for pubIisIng the daily paper il, to enable Mem
bers TO see their remarks ~ IT, aud alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published IN the
CoSGRrssIosAL GLOBE end APPENDIX.
The CosGRt $50 >hL GLoBE Is made up Of the
daly proceedings of the two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on a 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 condeGsed-the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the APP
PESDIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings, are given ~ the form of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on. every iinPorIanrques.
ton.
The APPENDIX is made up Of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany u, and
oil Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised ny themselves. IL IL printed 10 the
same firm - the CosoaEsSosAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
curing ses I'm.
Durlng the first month or six weeks Of a SEES
sion, there ~ Iarey m"re business done than will
make Two numbYrs "A week-one Of the tOScREs-
Ho.AL GLOBE and ore Of the ArpESpIx; but dur
Ing the remainder OF a session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers Of each
every week. The next session viii be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Con-
eREssIoSAL CT Bg and AprssDIx together will
u.ake at least $500 large quarto pages, printed IN
snail type-brevier and nonpareil. sc furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end II n session.
We will endeavor To print sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be miscaried,
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.
II subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for II 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 CosGsEssIoSAL 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 eREsSoNAL GLoBE and ArPLsDix for sale at
IS a volume bound, which il ~ probable will be
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less Than that sum-
There are rs back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLosE during the SEES
sion e.. $500
For one copy Of the CoNGREssioNAL GLoBE
during the session . 800
For one copy Of the APpEsDIx during the
stssDh w
The money may be RENTED by mail a, 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-
panies the order. JOHN c. RlVES
PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
i TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus
trated with engravings. Price 81, payable inva
riably when subscribing, to enable the author to
have 1t done in the finest style Of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmssters who
will frank remittances, are authorized to act al
agents for the work, and retain a5 per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, shall endeavor TO merit II, and
close hastv nennsd Drosnectus unon tbs ,o,,p.