The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-11-19
Prospectus for the Globe.

EEyHE approach of Congress calls for the re
newal OF my proposals and Preparations to
spread its debates befo e the pubic. The success
which has hitherto attended this nndert aking Is
hoped will continue, and enable me to perpe tu"te
the full history of the proceedings aud discus
sions of the body IN which The destiny OF the
republic depends.
The adoption of Congress has ~givenithe globe
an official character rs the reporter of all that is
said and done in the bIdy. This sanction has
been voted at every successive session for many
wears, and by members of all parties. The press,
too, of all parties, has borne testimony to the H.
deity with which the duty thus coufded has been
performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writers
for the distant press circulate through the tele.
eraph 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.
GREssioNAL GLOBE, The hasty-and in Liany
instances er parte-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 OF less abbrevi.
ated, went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts. with all theit imperfection
and variety of colorings, take the run of the
country, and no paper but the official OF Congress
ever publishes the full debate with the proceed
inps of both houses uumntilatcd. Indeed, 40
newspaper Can give them and have room tor adj.
yertisements and the miscellaneous matter essen-
tiaI to their existence. While, therefore, the
teleg, aph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public for Congress news. aud meets the neCessi
ties of the political press by furnishing a rapidly-
written epitome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect information Of what passes in Congress is
greatly diminished. The circulation Of the official
reports has been, 70 some extent, cut of 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
aud thought who like to see what is actually done
in Congress, aud to Judge for themselves, rather
than to receive impressions altogether from GAL
yanic batteries. There are others, too, who, for
the sake Of the future, willingly patronize a work
which preserves a full record Of the doings of the
great moving and controlling powers Of the re-
public.
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 session
will probably he extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages Of BREWER aud nonpareil type,
making four volumes ri near 900 pages each
The reports for the last long session made 1886
roval uuarto pages. and were bound In four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each
I will publish III the APPENDIX tor the next
session all laws that may be passed during the
session. which has not been done heretofore Al
though this will increase ia no email degree the
expense of the publication, the subscription price