The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-22
PR OSPECTUs
The GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PlPER.

! THE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
/ of my proposals and preparations 10 spread lis
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking 1t is hoped will
continue, and enable me 10 perpetuste the full
history OF the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends.
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
official character as the reporter of all that is
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 fide-
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted IN proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are in
| type.
| The great celebrity with which the letter writers
| for the distant press circulate through the tele-
! graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
ever the full and exact official reports of the Con-
GREssioNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca parie, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part +,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, In u shape more less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety OF colorngs, take the run of the
Try, anu no press Out OHlcldl OF congress ever
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings of
| both Houses unmutilated. 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
tersto the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities Of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-written epitome
suited to the taste of Its patrons, perfect Inorma-
| ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn-
ished. 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 1t is almost IN vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men OF leisure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves rather than to
receive Expressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are 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 SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised In less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 800 pages each
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| will publish in the AppENpIx for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the
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 it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on Il superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and stered 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 10 see their remarks IN H. and alter them they
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE End APPENDIX
The ConGRIssloSAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on 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-
ceedIngs, 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 or revised by themselves. IL is printed In the
same form the CoNGREssIosAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during ses ion.
During the first month or six weeks of SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CONGRESS
SIGNAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX but dur
ing the remainder OF. session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers of each
every week. The next session will be unusually
Intereetnp fherefpre W calculefe thai The CIV
eREssIoSAL GLcBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-breyier and nonpareIl. 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 file 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 it 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 CoSGREsSoEAL 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
GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
So volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
sion 60. . IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE
during the session E. 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 800
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
III the numbers.
The prices for these papers so low that
,annot afford TO credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
,anies the order. JOHN c. RIVES.
WAsHINToN CRY. October 81, 1851 -6tsw