The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-05
Prospectus for the Globe.

IoSVttiuS lVf tNt OtODe.
vkVHE approach of Congress calls for the re
IL new"l OF my proposals and preparations Il
slifad It's debates hefoe the public. he success
which has hitherto attended this undrrtak ing i
hoped will continue. aud enahli me to perpetual,
the mli history of the proceeding. AID discus
si"ns of the body TN which The destiny Of Nh,
republic depends
The adoption OF Congress has giveusihr GrnBt
al, official character rs the reporter OF all that il
SAID and done il the bDdy. This sanction Ina.
been voted at every successive session for man,
years, and by members Of vi parties. The press,
TOO, OF all parties. has horne testimony to the ii.
deity with which the duty thus con6,ied has been
performed.
The great %celerit, with which the letter writers
tor The distant press circulate through the ieI.
graph their hurried accounts and views OF the DE.
oa'es OF congress, renders more Important than
ever the full and exact official reports OF the CON-
GREssioNAL GLOBE. The hastv and in L,,Dv
Instances er pUte-relaiions by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress snpersedp. for the most part,
me exact repmts taken down by r-po, tiers, and
which formerly, ia a shape more or less sbbreyi.
ated, went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts. with all ihri, imperfec,ions
and variety of coloring., take the run of the
country, and 10 paper but the off tial of Conei ess
ever publishes the full debate with the proceed.
lhgs "f both houses unmutil tied. Indeed, 40
newspaper can give them aud have room for ad.
v%ertisements and the miscellaneous matter essen.
tIal to their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
pubic Tor Congress news, aud meets the necessi.
ties of the political press by furnishing a rapidly.
written epitome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect information Of what passes 10 Congress is
greatly diminished. The circulation of the official
reports has been, 20 some extent, cut off by the
crude and diversified accounts which. hying along
the electric wires. satisfy curiosity. and it is al.
most ~ VAIN that Truth puts on his boots to fol.
low. Sill there are a great many men of leisure
and thought who like to see what is actually done
IN Congress, and to judge for themselves, rather
than to receive impl essions altogether from gal.
vanic batteries. There are Others, ton, vito, for
the sake OF the future. willingly patron,ze IA work
which preserves a full record Of the dolugs of the
great moving and controlling powers of the re.
public.
The Undersigned has made preparations com.
menshra!e 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
VIII probably be extended nine months, and the
reports viii not he comprised in less than 3 500
royal quarto pages of BREWER aud n~onpareil type,
making four volumes of near 900 pages each
The reports for the last ing session made 3 .SYB
royal quarto pages. and were bound in four vol.
umes, averaging ga royal qusrto pages each.
VIII publish III the App SDlx for the next
session all laws that may be passed during the
session, which has not been done heretofore Al.
though this will increase in no small degree the
expense OF the publication, the subscI ptlon price
VIII be the same that it has been tor several yea,s
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will he published during
the session on a supertine double royal sheet. 1t
VIII Contain the debates as taken down nv the re-.
portrrs, and as altered by the speakers, whenever
they make any alterations, the current news Of
the day, and miscellaneous matter. The main OBJ
ject for publishing the daily paper Is to enable
members to see their rem ,rks Ia II and alter them.
IT they shall think proper, before they are pub
ished IN the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND Ap.
The CoNGREssfoNA AL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two houses Of Congress
and printed on a double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil il auarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages The speeches of The members in this first
toim are sometimes condensed, the full report of
the reserved speeches beng reserved for the AP-
PENDIx. All resolutions. motions, and other
proceedings. are given in the torn of The ,urnaIs,
with the yeas and nays on every important ques.
ton
The APPeNDix is made up of the Presidents
annual me sage. the reports of the principal off
GERS OF the government that it, a d
all speeches OF members of Congress, written out
or revised by themselves. Ii is printed in the
same form as the Congressional Globe. and usual.
ly makes about the same number Of pages duriu.
a session.
During the first month or six weeks Of a ses.
sion there Is rarely more business done thsn will
make two numbers a weeE-One of the C0nyyps !
si0nai Globe aud one OF the ~.Appeadir; but du.
ring the remainder OF a session there is usn INV
sufficient matter tor two or Thu ee numbers .i
each every week. The next session will he unu.
suallv interesting. Therefore | calculate that the
Congressional Globe and .appeadir together will
make at least 8, 800 large qu"rto pages, printed IN
small iype-hrevier aud nonpareIl. Cumplele
indexes to both will be furnished at the end of a
session.
will ehdeavor to print a sufficient number of
surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar.
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very particular to file their parers carefully, for
fear that | should not be able to supply oil the lost
numbers.
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bers which may have been received by them. l
will give subscribers the subscription price for
any Of the previous volumes Of the Congression
al Globe or the APpendir excep, for the last ses
sion, and will thank any person who will let me
have them.
have a few copies Of the back volumes of the
Congressional Globe and .fppendir for sale at SIS
a volume, bound, which II is probable will be
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command .. ieatt $40 a volume,
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