The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-22
PR OS PECTUS
FOR
The GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS


hitherto attended this undertaking IL 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-
ponds.
The adoption of Congress has given the CT ODE
an official character as 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 parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony the fde
ity with which the duty thus confded 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. ! 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 fall 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 by reporters, and
which formerly, in shape more less abbre-
waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their mperfections
and variety chickering's, 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
stence. 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 rapdy-written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
shed. The circulation Of the 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
,l l. III Co.
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 galvanic bat
teres. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly ratronlze 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 undert tken the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
| royal quaro pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
| making 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 AppENDIx for the next
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 that it has been for several years
! past.
session on asuperfne double royal sheet. IL will
| contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as sltered by the speakers whenever they
make any alterations; the current news of the
| day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
! Tor publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
,larr ali fhapn
ran think proper before they published in the
| CoNGREssIoNAL GLoBE end APPENDIX.
The CoNGREssioNAL 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
rENprx. 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 It, and
all Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out revised by themselves. 1t is printed IN the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month 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 a session, there is 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-
GREssIoNAL GL~BE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large qusrto pages, printed in
small type-brevler and nonparell. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF a session.
will md init quf iicten mn her. fl
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
the subscription price for any previous volumes Of
the CosGREssIoNAL 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 GREssroNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 a volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
sion % IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNeRrsIoSAL GLoBE
during the session 300
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 900
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 therefor. no
person need order them unless the money accom- |
panies the order. JOHN G. RlVES.
WAsMNToN CRY, October o. 1851 -6tsw
MY BRO Their, CONRAD OAHNE, who
wi came from the South to Washington in
company with my uncle, Stouberd, many years
ago, and went with him from Washington to BAL
timore, is requested to call on the undersigned.
also request my children, Christian and Fred
erick Oahme, who landed in the port Of Baltimore
years ago; the latter since then being enlisted in
the U. s. Army, to let me hear from them.
My uncle, Gottlieb Eilhard, who used to live in
Washington a few years ago, is also requested to
let me know his whereabouts.
FREDERICK OAHME,
18th street between III & /,
Washington, ID. G..