The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-13
PR OS p ECTUS
FOR
THE CLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

PAPER.
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread i,s
debates before the public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking II s hoped will
continue, and enable me TO perpetuste the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
Ponds.
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 ali parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fde-
ity with which the duty thus conhued has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted in proof of It's fulness, 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 etter-writers
for the distant press circulate through the iele-
graph their hurried accounts and views OF the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
ever the full and official reports of the Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and IN many
instances er 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 shape more or less abbre-
waited went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfectons
and variety chickering's, TAKE the run OF the coun-
try, and press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmulilated 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
the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities OF the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-wrtten epitome
suited to the taste of it's patrons, perfect nforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly timln-
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
W res, satisfies curiosity, and 1t Is almost IN vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are a great many men ofleIsure and thought who
like to see at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, Tor the sake
Of the future willingly patronize work which
preserves full record Of the doings 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 the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages of brewer and nonPareIi type
making volumes of near 900 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound IN four vol
umes, averaging ga royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the ApPESpn for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 that II has been for several years
past
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet II will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers and as sltered 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 to see their remarks IN 1t, and alter them ithey
ST. all think proper before they published in the
CoseREssiosAL GLOBE end APPENDIX.
The CoseRt ss,osAL 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) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quaro
pages. The speeches OF the Members, IN this first
FORM are sometime condensed-the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the APP
PENp,x. AL 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 IT, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL is printed in the
same form Is the CoseREssosAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during SEES ion.
During the first month or six weeks Of a ses-
sion there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a week-one Of the CosGREs-
SOCIAL GLOBE and one OF the APPHNDIx; but dur
ing the remainder OF session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers Of each
l.. H..
interesting therefore, calculate that the Cow
cRrssIoNaL GLcBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large qusrto pages, printed in
small type-brevier 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 mscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular 10 file their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
II subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for 1t 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 CoseRyssrosAL GLoBE or the APpgsprI. and
will thank any person who viii let me have them |
have few copies Of the bnck volumes Of the
Co eRrss,oSAL GLoBs and APPENDIX for sale at
As volume bound, which II is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes
TERMS.
For one copy Of the D.rLr GLoss during the ses-
SION ..|. . IS 90 /
For one copy Of the CoNeREssosAL GLoBE
during the session 800
For one copy OF the APPENDIX during the
session SVo
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank noter current where n subscriber resides will
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 40 low that
cannot afford TO credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order. JOHN c. RIvES.
WAsnrsroN CIry, October 81, 1851 -6tsw.