The republic., 1851-12-17
PROSPECTUS FOR .ruE GLOBE"
THE coNeREssIoEAL NEWSPAPER.

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TTNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
IL renewal of my proposals. and preparations 10
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking ii 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.
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,
and by members of all parties. The press, too, OF
all parties, has borne testimony to the hdeiy with
which the duty thus confided 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 er parfe,
relations by telegraph Of what occurs In Congress
supersede for the most part, the exact reports ta-
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in q
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
Of the press. Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperfectons and variety OF colorings, take
the of the country and no press but the ofnclal
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 to their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite of the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi
ties of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
perfect information of what passes in Congress is
greatly diminished The circulation of the official
reports has been, to some extent, cut OIL by the
crude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is al
most in vain that truth puts on his boots to follow
Still there are great many men OF leisure ana
thought who like TO see what is actually said and
done in Congress, and to Judge for 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 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 3,bOO
royal quarto pages OF brewer and nonpareH type,
making volumes of near 900 pa ges 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
I will publish in the APPENDIX for the next Sea-
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 will be the
same that it has been for several years past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfine double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and altered by the speakers, whenever they
make any aterations; the current news OF the day,
and miscellaneous matter The main object for
publishing the daily papor is to enable Members
to their remarks In 1T, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGR EssIoNAL 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 nonparcl,) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages
The speeches of the Members in this first form,
ar COnQen8ed-tlc
prepared speeches being reserved for the ArPEs-
DIX. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings, are given in the form OF the Journals, with
the yeas and nays on every important question
The APPENDIX is made up Of the Presidents An
nual Message the Reports of the principal Officers
of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Membcrs OF Congress, written out or
revised themselves. 1t is printed in the same form
as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during session.
During the first month or six weeks OF session
there is rarely more business done than VIII make
two numbers week-one OF TIC CONGRESSIONAL
G LOBE and of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of a session there is usually sufficient
matter for two or three nunbers Of each every
week. The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNGREssIoNAL
GLOBE and APPENDIX togetAer will make at least
3 500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end of a session.
/ will endeavor to print sufficient 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 for
fear that should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
IL 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. ] will
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
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.
I have a few copies of the back volumes of the
CoNoREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
$5 volume bound, which il ia probable will be
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will
then no doubt, command at least S 10 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
sion. .......... -.....................$ 80 w
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session Observation-Disclosures. 90
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session ........... .-........ w
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where a subscriber resides will
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that Ican-
not afford to credit them out; therefore person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order. JOHN G. RlVES.
wAsHINGToN CITY, October II, 1851.
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