The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-08
PR OSP ECTUS
FOR
THE CLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

Of my proposals and preparations to spread Tvs
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it is 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-
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 all parties. The press,
too of all parties has borne testimony to the fdeI-
ity with which the duty thus con6ded 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 fulness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l am compelled to omit,
for want of room, a page of notices which are in
type.
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-
cREssloNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er 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 shape more or less abbre-
Waited went the rounds Of the press Now the
! telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, 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 unmutilated. 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
ters to the eager appetite ofhe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-written epitome
suited to the taste of it's patrons perfect informa-
| ton of what passes in Congress Is greatly dmn-
ished. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
-. IL tl~o -
W res, satisfies curiosity, and IT Is almost IN vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from gnvanIc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
! of the future, willingly patronze a work which
preserves fui record Of the doings 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 the only reporter and
publisher Of the complete debates and proceedings
| OF both Houses of Congress. The coming SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
| royal auarto pages Of brewer and nonpareil type
making a volumes of near 900 pages each
| The reports for the last long session made 1896
| royal uuarto pages, and were bound IN four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each
| Will PUBLISH III the hfPkkDtA ioi thC ueNt neo-
sion all laws that may he 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 be published during the
| session on a superhne double royal sheet IL will
| contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and 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 ifthey
shall think proper before they are published In the
CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE end Appendix.
The CoNGRE E,oNAL 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 nonparei,) 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
PENprx. 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 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. Ii is printed in the
same form the CONGRESSIONAL CLONE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during SEES ion.
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 CoseREs-
SOCIAL GLOBE and one OF the APPENDIX but dur
ing the remainder Of session, there 10 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-
| cREssIoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX together will
ln~x l.xu -
small type--brever and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of session.
| We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscarried,
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 it will be re-
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. ] will give
the subscription price fer any previous volumes of
! the CoNcREssIoNAL GLoBA or the APPENpix and
will thank any person who Will let me have them.
have few copies Of the back volumes Of the
! Co cREss,oNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon F; and when they are, they will
| then. no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less lhan that sum-
There are % back volumee -
~ TERMS.
| For one copy Of the DsILr GLonE during the SEES
zion FL. . -. As 90
For one copy of the CoNeREsaosAL GLoBE
| during the session 800
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
! session a.. 90
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 afovd TO credit them out therefors no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order. JOHN G.. RlVES.
WAsHINroS Cirr, October 81, 1851 .--6tsw.