Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-12-13
PROSPECTUS FOR THE GLOBE.


proprosas aud preparations 10 spread its debates beimc
the public The which has hitherto attended this
undertaking It Is hoped WI continue and enable me 20
perpeuatc the full history of the proceedings and discus
sons oi the body On which the destiny oi the Republic
depends.
The nl,p,ion of Congress has given the GLOBE
official character the reporter Of oil that is said aud
done in the body. This sncun hus been voted at every
successive session for many years. and by members of all
PARTIES. The press, too all parties has Orc testintmy
to the fidelity with which the duty thus conidcd has been
performed. =.
The celebrity with which the lettervricrs for the dis.
tant press circulate through the telegraph their hurried
nis aud views of the debates Congress, renders
important than ever the full aud official reports
Of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBR The hasty, and IN many
instances rx PARrr rtinIs ly telegraph nf what
m Congress suetscc for the part the exact rep"ts
taken by repurirrs and which formerly. in shape
more of less abbreviated went the rounds "l the press
Now the telegraph nts, with all Their impcrltc"l>
aud variety ut corinps take the run of tie tntfN hh
no press but the official II publishes the uI
denc with the proceedings m both Houses uh'Iuthitd
Indeed newspaper give them aud have room Tor
advertisements and the miscellaneous matter essential -
their existence. While therefore. the telegraph m'i'nS-
tcfs to the igcr appetite OF ie public Tor Compress news
aud the necessities uf the political press, by rnis-
ing rapidly written epitnmc suited to the taste oi lis
atrhs, perfect information OF what asses III ,ongrtts
is greatly diminished. Tie circulation uf the tihcm
reports has hecn, extent III by the crude and
diversified which, lying along the electric wires,
satisfies curnsiiy aud is ain st in vain that truth rnt
ou his bouts 10 follow. Si there great many men
of leisure and thought who like to what ~ actually
said and done III Congress, nnd IN judge tnt themselves,
rather tn impressions altogether FROM gulva
c batteries. There are others, to- who for the sake :"
the future willingly patronage work which preserves
fun record the d,ings the great moving aud cuntr
ling powers at the Republic.
II there ever was Il time when the action of Congress
should I've unke to and thoroughly studied, 10y the patriotic
of nll parties it certainly approaches with the next Com
grcss. The Government taxes departure with the
session., aud 1t is worh out the arrangements
made t. pncy the troubles with which 1t has lnbred
remains TO be The succession to the Presidency
VIII torm leading consideration IN every movement at
the next session, and there viii scarcely I've measure
iHr'"ucti' or 81 ecch made, thht WIN if nave some
bearing that Hll-alsorbing question. Ii national CON
vcnii at the respective parties called together to
nominate the cG'ntIdatcs o each, the Congress which
rreccics the convent ms always sciZcs the occasion, by
anttc ram IL discuss, in t muectun with public me;
surrs, the merits # the looked tp IT, give them effect
IN the uiutnistrat Ii the people, thri. would have
their share IN the ch ice ut thci first ciunaIies they
ought to study well the character uf candidates devcl
opc by themselves. ther friends, and THEFT enemies
c,ugrcss. The capital will bc the rssirum frm which
the pc Ipc of the United i'll he addressed the
subject OF the Chief Aiagstry and the np irtnt topics
injected with II, and the legislation ut the untfy there
will become the theme o dscussi in every State Lccs
hurr, m every country town and village meeting
become, irt full and impartial rc,orts should he obainrl
of tbs action Of body. which viii give Impulse t. the
Republic III career. and which, IN very great
lygrce, influence The public mind IN the cl"icc "t the
Chief NlngSHte VIII" is t. carry uut the viii u the people
as institute nilly expressed.
Tee unlrrs gncl has made preparations
wtth the increased imp uI the duty hc hiss uHlrrta
ken as the only reporter and publisher u the complete
debates and proceedings n hrh npsrs ut Congress The
coming Will probably I've extended nine mtlis,
aud the tcpuIts will not hc COM riscd IN less than 35OO
royal qnaitp pages "l BREWER and nom nrci yrc-nkie
hast ipng session made 'sl6 royal qnnrtn pages. aud
hmnd IN l"ur Volumes averaging IA royal quartz pages
e'Ich.
viii publish in the ArrENux for the session. all
laws that may be passed during the session, which has
been done heretofore. Auh ugh this will Increase IN
sG degree the expense "i the publication, the snlscrr
ii n prcc Will be the same thai ii lms been Tor several
years past
Thc DAILY GLoRE will he published during the session
! on n sapcrtue double ROYAL sheet. Il will nluu the
debates as taken down by the reporters, aud rs altered
by tn" speakers whenever they make amy nIrrrrnsi
the cwrteui oi The day and the ncrlarncuns
The main object 'r publishing the daily paper is,
bic Members tb see their remarks in II. and alter them
they shall think proper before they published the
aI-rcssluunl Globe and Appendix
The Congressional Globe is m,dr mp ot the daily pr
c-rtings u the Houses ui Congress aud printed
double royal paper, with smnl tyrr. (hrrvlcr and
par") IN quirtn form. each number containing sixteen
royal qunito pages. The speeches ut the Members, IN
ftls form are smlclnnes condensed the iull report Of
thc prepared speeches bcng reserved fur the Appendix
Ar luti"ns tiuns aud proceedings given
u tc torm,I the journals, with the yeas and nays "n
every important question.
Tic Appendix is made up of the Presidents Annual
Message, the Reports "i the principal Officers "t the
Government tlmt accompany it, aud all Speeches of Mem
l'cls {" 'ngresS writer cat 81 revised 10y themselves
it il pliurd in the form as the Congressional Glpe
and uSinly mikes about the SANE number o pages during
, a session.
During the frs; month ar six weeks ui session there
hers IA wrri-',c nf the Congressional Globe aud uue
cf the Apuendx hut during the reminder nf a session
there usually Sufficient matter Tor tcc numbers
ot each and every week Tie next session win bc
ally Interesting therefore, calculate That the Congress
$4,000 age quartr pages printed III Slnal typ,-brevicr
and 'uparrl. Complete Indie both will be fur
/ nishrd at the end ot a session.
| will ndr:vnr to print tcicnt number of surplus
copies supply all that may be misrarrIr, lost IN the
nnlis but subscribers should be- very particular tn Tile
their ppcrs carefully for fear that should not be able
u supply al tie ! 'Si numbers.
li subscribers shall not he sat Sized with the work, the
money paid by them for II Will lee refunded t. them
whenever they the RUNNERS which may have been
received by them. viii give subscribers the suhscrp-
unu price for amy of the previous volumes o the Con-
rrcssi nnl Guhc the Appendix except fur the last
session" aud VIII thank amy person who wall let me have
, them.
rnva few copies of the lr-k volumes Of the Com
grcssI nal Globe aud Appendix Tor sale ut ~ voiuur
bound. which Il is prughir Will De- tiISp 'srI If
aud when they they will then, dIuh commanded
H least SO Volume they cannot be- reprinted tor
less than that sum. There are - back volumes,
TERMS.
/ For ono copy Of the Daily Globe during
the session, SIS 90
For one copy of the Congressional Globe
/ during the session, 3 90
For one copy Of the Appendix during the
session, 3 90
The money may he RENTED by mail at my
risk. Bank notes current where Il suhSrcihcr re-
sides will be received at par. Subscriptions
should reach here by the 18th December, at
! turthcst to insure the number.
! The prices for these papers low that
cannot afford to credit them out thcrefhre no
person need order them unless the money accom-
pancs the order.
JOHN c. RIvES,
! Washington City, Nov. lS5i