The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-29
PR OS P ECTUs
THE CLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS


The approach OF Congress calls for the renewal
OF my proposals and preparations TO spread lis
debates before The public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking IL is 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 all parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony the fdel-
| ity with which the duty thus confued has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted IN proof of its fulluess, 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 leiter-wrters
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-
eREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca porte, relations 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 less abbre-
Waited, went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with ali their imperfections
and variety OF chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and press but the official of Congress
publishes the full 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
tiers 10 the eager appetite ofhe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-wrtten epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa-
lion Of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn-
| Ished- The cIrcuIaion n 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 buots to follow. Still there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to see WI at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and 10 judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from gavanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronlze 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 as the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming ses-
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 900 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 APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
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 superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
| contain the debates as taken down by the report
| a. ,ka.ax thaxy
| 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 their remarks it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE end APPENDIX.
The CoNGRE sspoNAL 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 President 8
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. Ii is printed IN the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
| during SEES ion.
| During the first month six weeks of ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CONGRESS
| aorAL GLOBE and one OF the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder Of session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers of each
every week The next session will be unusually
interesting /; therefore, we calculate that the Con-
GREssIonAL GLOBE and APrESDix together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonparel. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies 10 supply all that may be mscarrled,
| 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 CoNeREssIoNAL 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
Co ,eREss,oHAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which 1t is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 a volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
| There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAnr GLOBE during the SEES
sion 49,. =. IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNeREssIoSAL GLOBE
| during the session 100
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session w
The money may be RENTED by mai 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
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that
cannot afford TO credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless The money accom-
panies the order. JOHN G. RlVES.
WAsBINroN CITY. October 81, 1851 -6tsw.