The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-12
Prospectus for the Globe.

HyHE approach of Congress calls for the re.
I'LL newai ot my proposals and preparations to
Tread is debates befu e the pubic. The success,
viii, h has hitherto attended this undertaking is
hoped will continue, aud enable me to perpe tuate
the full history of the proceedings and Discus.
siurs Of the body OIL which the destiny of the
republic depends
The adoption OF Congress has given'lhe GLoBE
an 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 III parties. The press.
too, of all parties, has borne testimony to the ii.
deIity with which the duty thus coutiled has been
performed.
The great ceieIity with which the letter writer's
for the distant press circulate through the tele
graph their hurried accounts and views OF the de-
bates OF Congress. renders more important than
ever the full and exact official reports OF the Con-
GREss,oNAL GLOBE. The hastv - and IN nany
instances &c parte-relatons by telegraph of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in a shape more or less ahbrevi.
ated, went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all Their imperfecrious
aud variety of coloriogs, take the run of the
county, aud nn paper hut the official of Congress
ever publishes the full debate with the proceed
hgS DI UOlu HOUSES ul'tt'li'tcu. iiuCtu. Nv
nj newspaper can give them and have room tor adj.
v-rtisements and the miscellaneous matter essen>
tal to their existence. While. therefore. the
telegraph administers 10 the eager appetite ot the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi
ties of the political press by furnishing a rapidly
written epitome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect infnI of what passes 10 Congress is
greatly diminished. The circulation of the ofiicisl
reports has been, 20 some extent, cut OIL by the
crude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires. satisfy curiosity. and it is al
most in vain that Truth puts on his boots to fol,
low. Still there are a great many men OF leisure
and thought who like to see what is actually done
in Congress, and to judge for themselves, rather
than to receive impressions altogether from gal
vanic batteries. There are Others, ton, who, for
the sake of the future. willingly patronize a work
which preserves a full record of the doings of the
great moving aud controlling powers of the re.
public.
The undersigned has made preparations c A., IN.
mensurate with the increased Importance Of the
duty he has undertaken an the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates aud proceedings
of both houses of Congress. The coming session
will probably he extended nine months, aud the
reports will not he comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER aud nonpareil type,
making four volumes OF near 900 pages each
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages. aud were hound in four vol.
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each
will publish in the Ape vDix tor the next
session all laws that may be passed during the
session, which has not been done heretofore Al.
though this viii increase in no mail degree the
expense Of the publication, the subscription price