The southern press., 1851-11-19
PROS PECTUS
FOR M .
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER. .., ~

of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
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. Thepress,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fdel-
| ity 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. submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. ! am compelled to omit,
| for want of room, a 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-
cREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances &c 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 imperfections
and variety Of colorngs, take the 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
stence. While, therefore, theteegraph admins
to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-wrten epitome
suited to the taste Of its patrons, perfect informa-
| ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn-
shed. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut of by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
W res, satisfies curiosity, and It 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 W at 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 ratronlZe a 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 uuartu pages OF BREWER and nonparell type
making volumes of near 900 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 APPEsDIx 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 II has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. Ii will
| contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and as stered by the speakers, whenever they
make any attentions; the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
| for publishing the daily paper is, TO enable Men,
bers TO see their remarks in il, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
| CosGREssIoHAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
| The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up OF the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses of Congress,
| and printed on double royal paper, with small
| tyne, (breyer and nonpareil,) in quurto 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 APP
| PESDrx. 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 II, and
all Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. Ii is printed IN the
same form as the CosGREssIoSAL GLoBE, and
during a SEES, ion.
During the first month or six weeks nf a SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a 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, we calculate that the Cow
OCCASIONAL GLoBE and ArPENDIx together will
make at least $500 urge quarto psges, printed IN
small type-brevier and nonparell. We furnish
complete Indexes 10 both at the end Of session.
We will endeavor TO print sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be miscarred,
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.
II 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 for any previous volumes Of
the CoSeREssoNAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies Of the back volumes Of the
CoNeREsnoNAL 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 $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are Is back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DanI GLoBr during the ses-
sion -. $500
For one copy Of the CoNGREssoNAL GLoBE
during the session q. 300
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 900
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 c. RlVES.
| WAsHisroS Crr, October ~, 1851 ,-6tsw.