The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-27
PROSPECTUS FOR .THE GLOBE

PROSPECTUS FOR "THE GLOBE"
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TTNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
4 renewal of my proposals and preparations to
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking il is
hoped will continue, and enable me 10 perpetuate
the full history OF the proceedings and discussions
Of the body on which the destiny OF the Republic
depends;
official character the reporter of all that is
said and done in the body. This sanction hos 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 fidelity with
which the duty thus conided has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writer's
for the distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates of
Congress, renders more important than ever the
iull and exact official reports OF the EssIoNAL
GLOBE. The hasty, and in many instances er parte,
relations by telegraph Of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for tho most part the exact reports ta-
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in a
shape more or Tess abbreviated, went the rounds
OF the press Now the telegraph accounts with all
their imperfectons and variety OF colorings, take
the ran Of the country and no press bat the official
of Congress ever publishes the full debate with
the proceedings Of both Houses unmntiated. in-
deed, no newspaper cdh give them, and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential to their existence While, therefore, the
telegraph administers 10 the eager appetite Of the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi-
ties of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
perfect information of what passes in Congress is
greatly diminished The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to some extent, cut OIL by the
crude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and ii is al
most in vain that truth puts his boots TO follow
Still there great many men OF leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually said and
done in Congress, and to Judge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
gavanic batteries There are others, too, who, for
the sake Of the future, willingly patronizea work
which preserves a full record OF the doings OF the
great moving and controlling power OF the Re-
public.
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 session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than S,ooo
royal uuarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type,
making volumes OF near 800 pages each. Inc
reports for the last long session made $500 royal
quarto pages, and were bound In 4 volumes, ave-
raging 974 royal quarto pages each.
Twill publish in the APpESDIx for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
sion, which hasnot been done heretofore. Although
this will increase in small degree the expense OF
the publication, the subscription price Will be the
came that il has been for several years past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superhne double royal sheet It Will
contain the debates a5 taken down by the report
ers, and as altered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news OF the day,
and miscellaneous matter The main object Tor
publishing the daily paper is to enable Members
to see their remarks in it, and alter them if they
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNeREssIoNAL GLOBE and APpENpIx:
The CONGRESSIONAL 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 nonpareil,) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes conference.-the full report of the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APPEN-
DIX. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings, given in the form OF the Journals, with
the yeas and nays on every important question.
The APPENDIX is made up of the Presidents An
nuai Message the Reports OF the principal Officers
of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. II is printed in the same form
the CoNGR EssIoNAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during session
During the first month or SIX weeks OF a session.
there is rarely more business done than Will make
two numbers week-one of t c CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of q session there Is usually sufficient
matter for two three numbers OF each every
week. The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CONGRESSIONAL
GLoBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed IN small type
will be furnished at the end OF a session
! will endeayor to print a sufficient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar.
ricd or lost in the mails; but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that / should not be able to supply ali the
lost numbers
Iii 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 may have been received by them will
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes Of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have q few copies of the back volumes OF the
CoNeR EssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
SIS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed of eoon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least y lO a volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 20 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses
sion. .t..-..... .....t...-' $o w
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session n..........,.-......-,., w
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
hare by tho 18th December, at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers so low that can
not afford to credit them out; therefore no person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order. JOHN q. RlYES.
WAsHINoToN CRY, October II, 1851.
Oct 2l-tri-w6w
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY,
Office NO. 6S JVat street, Neto York.
MoRRIs FRANKLIN, President; SPENCER S. BENE
DICT, Vice president; PLINY FREEMAN,
Actuary.
TTNIIIS COMPANY, conducted upon the mutual
Il insurance principle. and also upon the princi-
nil of leaVinr a DrODOrtiOn of the amount OF the