Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-11-27

i public. 'Ehc success which has hitler
foattcndti this undertaking il is hoped
will continue, and enable me to perpc,u-
ate the full history of tie proceedings
and discussions Of that body on which
the destiny Of the Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has given
j the GLOBE an official character ac the re.
porter 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 horne tes,i,
mony 10 the fidelity with which the du-
is thus confidcdlias been performed. -
/ The annexed notices, taken at random
from the general expression in favor .ol
of the work, are Submitted in proof ol
its fallness. fairness, and usefulness.
am compelled to omit for want of room
a page Of notices which are in type.
| The greatceleri,y with which The lei.
lter-writers for The distant press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried ac-
counts andsviews OF the debates of Con
gross, renders more important than evel
the full and exact official reports Of Stlie
Congressional Globe. The hasty, and
IN many instances ex parie, reia,ibiis b,
Telegraph of what OCCURS in Congress
lsupersede, for thesmost part, The exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, IN a shape more or less
abbreviated, went tkerounls Of the press.
Now the telegraph accounts, with ali
their inperfec.ious and variety Of color
tings, take the run of the country, and no
press but the ofiicisl of Congress evel
published the full debate with the pro.
cee,lmgs Of bolh houses nnmuiiIalcd.- -
Indeed, no newspaper eau give them,
ind have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter esseirial to their
lexis'ence. While, therefore, the trlc--
Igfaph administers III The eager appetite
fof The public for Congress news and
meets the necessities oil tile political
press, by furnishing ragidly written
epitnme suited 10 the taste of lis patrons.
perfect information of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
Icirculaiion Of the Official repnr;s has
been, tosome extent, Gu, Off by lie crude
and diversified accounts which, fl,ing
along the electric wires. satisfies cuFiosi
iy. and il is almost in VAN that truth
puts on his boots 10 follow. Sui there
are a great many men of leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually.
said and done in Congress. and to Judge
for themselves, rather than 10 receive
impressions altogether from galvanic bat
tenos. There are others, 100, who, for
the sake OF the future, willingly patron,
ize work which preserves a full record
Of the dolngs Of the moving and co,lirolI
ing power Of ihe Republic.
Ii there ever was a time when The nc.
ton Of Congress should be looke, 10 and
thoroughly studied, by the patriutic Of
all parties, itccr.ainiy approaches with
the next Congress. The Government
takes anew departure with the next ses-
sion, and how il is 10 work out The ar
engagements made to pacify The troubles
with whichit has laborud remains 10 be
seen. The succession To The Presidency
will form leading consideration in eve-
ry movement al the next Session, and
there will scarcely be measure introdu-
.ced, or speech made, that will not have
some bearing on that aliabsorbirg cues.
iion Ii national conventions of HE res
pectlve parties are called together to
dominate the candidates of each, The
Congress which preceles these conven-
tons always scizes the occasiDn, by an
ticipation, 10 discuss, in connection with
public measures. the merits Of the men
looked 10, TO give them effect in tie adj
inlnistratinn. Ii the people, then would
have their share in The choice of their
first functionaries, they ought 10 study
well the character Of candidates as de
lveipped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prepara-
lions commensurate with the increased
importance OF the d,ay he has underta-
ken as tie only reporter and publisher
Of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extendedf
nine months. and the reports will not he
comprised in. less than $500 royal quar-
to pages OF brewer and nonpareii type-
making 4 volumes of near 9a0 pages
each. The reports FOR the last long ses-
sion made 1896 royal quarto pages, and
were bound in four volumes, Averaging
074 royal quari0 pages each.
| will publish in the Appendix for the
next session all laws tia, may be passed
during the session. which has noa been
done heretofore. Although this will In
crease in no small degree The expense III
the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that il has been several
years past.
The Daily Gnbe will be published
daring the session on "a superline double
royal sheet. Il will contain The debates
as taken down by the reporters. and as
altered by The speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; The curren. news
Of the day. and miscellaneous matter.
The main objectfo for publishing The daily
paper il, to enable Members 10 see their
remarks ia i, and alter them il they shall
think proper before they are published
IN the Congressional Globe and Appen-
dix.
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