The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-10
PR OS ECT US
FOR
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER


debates before The public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking ii is hoped will
continue, and enable me 10 perpetuate the full
history Of the proceedings and discussions of the
body which the destiny of the Republic de-
ponds.
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
an 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 members OF ali parties. The press,
too of all parties has borne testimony to the fide
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
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-writers
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 &c parie, relations by telegraph of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part 4,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfectons
and variety Of coorngs, take the run of the coun-
try and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutiIated. 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 the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-wrtten epltome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton Of what passes in Congress IS greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation of the Official reports has
| been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
4 ,6ada u,hich Avinp alonu he
W res, satisfies curiosity, and 1t is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are a great many men of leisure and thought who
| like TO see wi 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 patronze a work which
preservesa full record Of the dolngs of the great
moving and controlling power of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations COM
mensurae 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 ses-
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will be comprised in less than $500
royal uuaro pages of BREWER and nonparell type
making 4 volumes of near 800 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound IN four vol
umes, averaging ga royal quario pages each.
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
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 same that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will he published during the
session on a superine double royal sheet Ii 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
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers TO see their remarks in it, and alter them fhey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNcREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNeRE ssiosAL 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
pENDrx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, 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 or revised by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form as the CosoREssIoNAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks Of SEES
sion there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers u week-one Of the CosGREs-
sIogAL 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-
RrssoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX together will
l. l.. ,.A -.
small type--brevier and nonpareil We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number |
surplus copies 10 supply all that may be mscarried,
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 1t 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 CoseREssIoNAL GLoBE or the APPEspIx, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
| have few copies of the back volumes of the
Co eREsyoNAL GLOBE and ArPEsprx for sale at
IS a volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAlr GLoBr during the SEES
non IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNcREssroNAL GLoBE
during the session 30O
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 500
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a 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 so low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
papies the order. JOHN G. RIVES.
WAsprsroS Cur, October 81, 1851 .-6tsw.