The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-06
PROS PECTUS


Of my proposals and preparations TO spread lis
debates before ihe public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking IL is hoped will
continue, and enable me TO perpetuse 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 CLOSE
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 fdel
| ny with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
| dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, ale submitted in proof of its fulness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l am compelled 10 omit,
Tor want OF room, page Of notices which 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-
GREsslosAL GLOBE. The hasty and in many
instances ca pa,te, 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 Of colorings, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress
publishes the nhli debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutated. 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 to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
| news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn
ished. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
w.res, satisfies curiosity, and 1t is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to w at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and TO Judge for themselves, rather than 10
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
terles. There are others, too, who, for the sake
| of the future, willingly patronZe work which
preserves full 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 as 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 quarlo pages of brewer and nonpare type
making volumes of 800 pages each -
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages and were bound IN four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| | will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
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 that 1t has been for several years
| past
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session Il superfne double royd sheet. II will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and as sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any ateratons the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
| for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers their remarks in 1t, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoHGREssIosAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brever and nonparel,) 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-
PENDix. 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 revised by themselves. IL is printed IN the
same form the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during ses ion.
During the first month or six weeks of ses-
sion, there is rarely business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoNGREs-
SOCIAL GLOBE and one OF the APPENDIX 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, calculate that the Con- |
eRrssIosAL GLOBE and ArrEspIx together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in |
small type-brever and nonpare. 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 mscarried
lost in the mails but subscribers should be /
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that should not be able TO supply all the 1
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 few copies of the back volumes of the
Co 'eREssoSAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least so a volume,
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 CoHeREsaoSAL CLONE
during the session 300
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 300
The money may be RENTED by mail atmy 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-
panies the order. JOHN G. RIVES.
WAsHSToN CRY. October 81, 1851 --6tsw.
PARKER,S FANCY STORE