Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11
miscellaneous aousrtlsemsnis.
PROSPECTUS
FOR
THE GLOBE THE CONGRESS
SI0TAL. NEWSPAPER

ratipis 10 spread us debates before ;ht
pablo. The, success which has hitler
To attended this undertaking il is hopee
will conlinue. and emile me TO perpr,u
ale the full history If The proceedings
| and discussions of that body on whict
| lilc destiny ef the Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has giyeu
| she Coos an official character az the re,
porter Of ssll that is said and done in The
body. This sanction has been voted al
every successive session Tor many Years,
and by mem'ers Of all parties. The
press, too, OF all parties has borne iesii-
mouy 10 The fidelity with which the do
~ thus coriiled has been performed. -
The annexed notices, 'aken al random
from The general expression in favor D!
of heswor.s, are submitted in proof oil
its fullness, fairness. and usefulness.
am compelled to omit for want of room,
a page of notices which are in type.
The great CELEBRITY with which The lei
ter-writers for The distant press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried ac-
counts aud views of the debates Of Con-
gross. renders more important than ever
the fail ahd exact Official reports OF the
Congressional Globe. The hasiy, AMI
IN many instances ex psrle, relations By
telegraph of what occurs in Congress
snpersede, for the most part, the exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which forsnesly, in a shape more or less
abhrernted, weGttFie rounds Of the press.
Nav the telegraph accounts, with all
their inifcrieciinns anil variety of color
lngs, take the ran Of the coaairv, and no
press hnt the official Of Congress ever
published The full debate with the pro.
eeedings Of both houses uninntilated. -
Indeed, no newspaper can give them.
and hive room for advertisements atm
miscellaneous matter essential 70 their
existence. While, lheseEtse, the tele-
graph administers to the eager appetite
of The public for Congress news and
meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing ragidly-wrilten.
epiiome snited 10 the taste nf lis patrons,
perfect Information of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
circulation OF the official reports has
been, IL some extent. cut off BY the crude
and diversified accounts which, flying
alnng the electric wires. satisfies curiosi-
". and il is almost in VAN Tia, truth
puts en- his boots 10 follow. Sill there
are 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 10 receive
impressions altogether from galvanic bat
tenes. There are others. too. who, For
The sake OF the future, willingly patron
ize a work which preserves full record
of the dolngs Of the moving and con,roll-
ing power of the Republic.
Ii tliefc ever was lime when the ac-
lion Of Congress should be looked TO and
thoroughly studied, by the patriotic of
all parties, itcertainly approaches with
tie next Congress. The Government
takes new departure with the next ses-
sien, and hewi! is 10 work out the ar,
engagements made 10 pacif, the troubles
with Which II has laboFed remains TO be
seen. flle succession 10 the Presidency
VIII form leading consideration in eve-
~ movement at he next session, aud
there viii scarcely be measure iniradu-
ced, or speech made, tina, will not have
sssinu hearing on tina, ail-ahsorbicg ques-
ton. Ii iiaiianal conventions of the res
pectiye parties are called tegetller to
dominate the candidates of each, the
Congress which prercdcs these conyen-
inns alwas seizes The occasion, by an
iicipaiion, to discuss, in connection with
public measures, the merits Of The men
looked 10. 10 give thsin fleet in The adj
winistration. II the people, then would
have their share in the shnice of their
first funeti0naries, they ought 10 study
well The character Of candidates as de-
veloped by themselves, or li.eir enemies
In Congress.
The undersigned has made prepara-
tis,ns commensurate with tlle increased
importance Of The duty he has underta-
ken as the only reporter and publisher
81 The complete debates and proceedings
Of ba.h Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months. and the reports wall moi be
comprised in less than 5000 royal quar-
topagesof BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes OF near 900 pages
each. Thsfeporls for HE last long SEES
sion made 1896 royal qnarto pages, and
were bound ia four volumes, averaging
974 royal G,sario pages each.
Twill publish IN the Appendix for the
next session oil laws that may be passed
during he session, which has not been.
done -hertanfore. Although this will in
crease in 40 small degree ihe expense Of
the publication. the subscription price
will be the same that il has been several
ears past.
The Daily Globe win be Published
during ,he session on snper6ne double
royal sheet. II will contain the debates
as taken down by The reporters, and as
altered by the speakefs, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news
Of the day, aud miscellaneous matter
rhe main object for publishing iile daily
paper is, 10 enable Members 10 see their
remarks in il, and alter them If they shall
think proper before they are published
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