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PR osPECTUs
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
FAPEk.


THE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
OF my proposals and preparations TO spread lis
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking IL Is hoped will
continue, and enable me TO perpetuste the full
history of the proceedings and d 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, aud by members of all parties. The press
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
DON 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, page of notices which in
type.
The great CELEBRITY with which the etter-writers
for the distant press circulate through the tele-
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates OF Congress, renders more important than
the full and exact official reports of the Con-
cREssioNAL 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 fcolorlngs, take the run of the coun
try, and no press but the official of Congress
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmuulated. 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 of the public for Congress
news and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly written epitome
suited to the taste of It's patrons, perfect lnforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dImin-
shed. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and IT is almost IN vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men oflelsure and thought who
like to wi 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 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
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonparei type
making A volumes of near 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 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 1t has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates 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 their remarks IN IT. and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE and APPENDIX.
| The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed 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 first
| form, are sometime condensed-the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
pENpIx. 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 1t, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out revised by themselves. IL is IN tne
same form the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number or pages
during SEES ION.
During the first month or six weeks of
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CONGRESS
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 Cox
GREssIoNAL GLcBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonparell. 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 he 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 1t 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 ,cREssioNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
| IS 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 % back volumes.
| TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
| sion IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNoREssIoNAL GLoBE
! during the session e.. 800
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 300
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where 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 G. RlVES.
WAsHINroN CRY. October 81, 1851 -6tsw.