The republic., 1851-12-20
PROSPECTUS FOR "rHE GLOBE"

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
rINHE APPROACH OF CONG RESS calls for the
IL renewal of my proposals and preparations to
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking it is
hoped will continue, and enable me TO perpetuate
the full history OF the proceedings and discussions
of the body on which the destiny OF the Republic
depends.
an official character the reporter OF all that s
said and done in the body. This sanction has 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 hdety win
which the duty thus coniided has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writers
for the distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates OF
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports Of the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty and in many instances e1 parte,
relations by telegraph Of what occurs IN Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports Ia
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, In
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
of the press. Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their irnperDsiions and variety OF colorings take
the of the country, and no press but the oihcal
of Congress ever publishes the full debate with
the proceedings Of both Houses unmutilated. In
deed, no newspaper can give them, and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential 10 their xisence While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public Tor Congress. news, and meets the necessi-
ties of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
written epitome suited to the taste OF Its parons,
greatly diminished. The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to some extent cut oil by the
crude and diversified accounts which, lying along
the electric wires, satlshes curiosity ana IL Is al
most in vain that Il nth puts his boots to follow
Still there n great many men oi leisure and
thoug who like to what is actually SAID and
done in Congress- and tojudge Tor themselves,
rather than TO receive impressions altogether from
galvanic batteries There Others too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronizea work
which preserves 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 a'ooo
royal quarto pages OF brewer and nonpareli type,
making volumes of near 900 pages each. The
reports for the last long session made 1896 royal
quarto pages, and were bound in volumes, ave
raging 974 royal quarto pages each
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
sion which has not been done heretofore Although
this will increase in small degree the expense OF
the publication, the subscription price wlll be the
same that it has been for several years past
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superinc double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and 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 they
shall think proper before they are published In the
CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE Is made up Oh Inc
daily proceedings Of the two Houses OF Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brever and nonpareil) III quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes condenscd-the full report oi the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APPBN'
A
ings, are given in the form OF the Journals, win
the yeas and nays on every important question:
The APPENDIX is made up of the Presidents An
nual Message the Reports of the principal ofhcers
of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Members Of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. II s printed in the same form
as the CoNGa EssIoNAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during session
During the fret month or six weeks OF session
there is rarely more business done than VIII make
two numbers week-one OF Z e CoNohEssioNAL
GLOBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mander of a session there Ia usually sufhcient
matter for two three numbers OF each every
week The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNoREssioNAL
GLopE and APPENDIX together will make at least
500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes TO Doth
will be furnished at the end OF session.
1 will endeavor to print suihcient NUMBER
of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar
ried, or lost in the mails; but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully Tor
lear tnat 4 SnOulu NOT DC uplc W ouPPiJ W."
lost numbers.
If 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. VIII
give subscribers the subscription price for any oil
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
1 have u few copies of the back volumes OF the
CoNoREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
S5 volume bound, which it ia probable will be
disposed OF soon; and when they are, they Will
them no doubt, command at least $l0 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 ses-
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session ...................-.. w
For one copy OF the APPENDIX during the
6es6Ion o w
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a subscriber resides VIII
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 30 low that can
not afford to credit them out; therefore no person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order JOHN e. RlYES
WAeHINGToN CITY, October II, 1851.
Oct 2l-tri- WOW
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