The southern press., 1851-11-21
PR PECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAFEx


THE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations TO spread iis
debates before The public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking II rs 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-
pends.
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 all parties. The press,
too of all parties has borne testimony to the hdel
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, submitted in proof of its fulness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled TO omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are III
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 aud 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 a 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 full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutilaled. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential 10 their ex-
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ters to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities OF the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-wriiten eptome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect lnforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
,okaI .,r ,,luttn n nfGc csl hag
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and 1t Is almost IN vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are great many men OF leisure and thought who
like to see what is actually said and done in Con-
gress and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronlze work which
preserves full record Of the dongs 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 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 not be comprised in less than 35OO
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonpare type
| making a volumes of 900 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
|
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages EACH
| will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
| sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 1t has been FOR several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as stered by the speakers, whenever they
make any aterations the current news OF the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main OBJ ect
| for publisng the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers to their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
+, CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE end APPENDIX
| The CoNGRE ssioNAL GLphE ls 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 frat
| form, are sometime condensed--the full report of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
| PEspIx. 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 10 made up of the President s
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers of the Government that accompany 1t, and
| all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. Ii is printed IN the
same form sa the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
| during session.
! During the first month or six weeks Of ses-
sion, there is rarely business done than will
make two numbers a week--one of the CoSoREs-
| sIoEAL GLOBE and one OF the ArPENDiki but dur
| ing the remainder of session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers Of each
every week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the CON-
! GRrssIosAL GLcBE and APPENDIX together VIII
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type--brevIer and nonpare We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeavor to print a sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be mlscarrled,
| 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 II 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 CoNGREssIoNAL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, and
| will thank any person who will let me have them.
have a few copies Of the back volumes Of the
! Co GREsHoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
! IS a volume bound, which 1t 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 25 back volumes.
! TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
sion IS 90
For one copy Of the CoYGREssioNAL GLOBE
during the session SOO
For one copy Of the Appendix during the
| session 3oo
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 are so low that !
cannot afford to credit them out therefore no
| person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order. JOHN &. RlVES.
| WAsHINToN CRY. October 81, 1851 -6tsw.