Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-12-20
PROSPECTUS OF THE
CONGfsE sAa3NAL GLOBE.


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 ut
tended this undertaking it is hoped will continue, and
enable me to perpetuae the full history of the Procee-
dings and decisions of the body which the destiny
of the republic depends.
The adoption of Congress has given the Globe n.
official character 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
bers of all parties The press, too of all parties has
borne testimony the fidelity with which the duty thus
conhded has been performed.
The great CELEBRITY with which she letter-wrters for
the distant press circulate through the Telegraph their
hurried and views of the debates of Congress
renders important than the full and exact
official reports of the Congressional Globe, The has
ty-and in many instances &c parte-relations by Tel
egraph of what in Congress supersede, for the
most part the exact reports taken down by the repor
ters and which formerly in shape more less alb
breviated, went the rounds of the press. Now the
Telegraph accounts, with all their imperections and
variety of coorngs take the of the country, and
no press but the official of Congress ever publishes
the full debate with the proceedings of both houses
unmutilated. Indeed, newspaper can give them
and have room for advertisements and the misceane
Gus matter essential to their existence While there
tore the Telegraph administers to the eager appetite
OF the public Tor Congress news, and meets the neces
sites of the political press by furnishing rapidly
written epome suited to the taste of its patrons per-
feet information of what passes III Congress, is great
ly diminished. The circulation of the official reports
have been, to extent cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires satisfy curiosity, and it is almost vain that
Truth puts its boots to follow. Still there
great many men of leisure and thought who like to
what's actually said and done IN Congress, and TO
Judge for themselves, rather than to receive impress
slOns altogether from galvaniC batteries. There are
Others too, who for the sake of the future willingly
patronize work which preserves full record of the
doings of the great moving and controlling power of
the republic.
The undersigned has made preparations commensu-
safe with the increased Importance of the duty he has
undertaken the only reporter and publisher of the
complete debates and proceedings OF both houses of
Congress. The coming session will probably be ex-
tended nine months, and the reports will not be COM
prsed in less than $500 royal quarto pages of BREWER
nonparell type, making four volumes of near 900
pages each. The reports for the last long session
made 1896 royal quarto pages, and were bound in
four volumes, averaging ga royal quarto pages each
l will publish in the Appendix for the session,
all laws that may be passed during the session. which
has not been done heretofore. although this will in
crease in small degree the expences of the publ
cation, 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 superne double royal sheet 1t will contain the
debates taken down by the reporters and altered
by the speakers, whenever they make any alterations
the current news OF the day. and miscellaneous matter
The main object for publishing the daily paper, is to
enable members to see their remarks in it and alter
them if they shall think proper, before they pub
lshed IN the Congressional Globe and Appendix.
The Congressional Globe is made up of the daily
proceedings of the two houses of Congress, and prn
ted double royal paper, with small type (brevier
and nonpareil III quarto form, each number contain
ing sixteen royal quarto pages. The speeches of the
members in this first form, sometimes condensed,
the full report of the prepared speeches being
ed for the Appendix All resolutions, motions, and
other proceedings, given in the form OF the ourn
ais, with the yeas and nays every important ques-
! ton
The Appendix is made uB of the Presidents nuaE
message, the reports of the principal officers of the
government shat accompany it and all speeches OF
members of Congress- written out revised by them
selves Iii printed in the same form as the Congress
siona Globe, and usually makes about the same num-
! Der of pages during session.
! During the first month, six weeks of session
there is rarely more business done than will make two
numbers a week-one of the Congressional Globe, y
and one of the Appendix )" but during the remain
der of session there is usually sufficient matter for
two three numbers of each every week. The next
session will be unusually interesting. Therefore
calculate that the Congressional Globe and Appendix
together will make at least $500 large quarto pages
printed in small type-brever and nOnpareil. Com
pIete induces both will be furnished the end of
session.
! | viii endeavor to print sufficient number of sur
plus copies to supply all that may be miscarried
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
particular to file their papers carefully for fear that
should not be able to supply all the lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the work,
the money paid for it by Them will be refunded to them
whenever they return the numbers which may have
! been received by them. | will give subscribers the
subscription price for any of the previous volumes of
the Congressional Globe Appendix, except for the
last session. and will thank any person who will let
me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes of the Con-
gressional Globe and Appendix for sale at So vol
ume, bound which it is probable will be disposed of
soon and when they are, they will then, doubt,
command at least $40 volume, they cannot be
reprinted for less than that sum. There 25 back
numbers
TERMS:
For copy of the Daily Globe during the session So
For copy of Congressional Globe during the
session, So
For copy of the Appendix during the session, So
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes where subscriber resides will be
received par. Subscriptions should reach here by
the 18th of December farthest, to all the
nuBbers.
The prices for these papers so low that cannot
afford to credit them out therefore person neec
order them unless the money accompanies the order
I JOHN c. RIVES.
Washington City, Oct 1851
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/ MIR. LAVENDER most respectfully intimates tc
| wi the young Ladies and Gentlemen of Columbus
that his Academy for instruction in this branch of ed