The southern press., 1851-12-18
PROS ECTUS
TIE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER


The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals aud preparations to spread lis
debates before the public. The success which has
| hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
continue, and enable me 10 perpetusts the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny Of the Republic de-
| ponds. t. ..a' ri; g.. r.... ''-
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
an official character the reporter of all that il
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 II parties has borne testimony to the ide-
| ity with which the duty thus conhded has been
! performed The annexed notices, tnken at ran
dom from the general expression IN favor OF the
work, are submitted in proof of It's fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. ! am compelled to omit I,
for want of room, page Of notices which are ~
type.
The great celebrity with which the letter writers
| for the distant press circulate through the tele
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
| debates or Congress, renders more important than
ever the full aud exact official reports of the Con-
GREssloEAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances eT pd,te, relations by telegraph of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part I,
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 imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun debats with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter esgential.to their ex-
istence While, therefore, the telegraph admins
tiers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly -written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect nforma
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished The circulation ofthe Official reports has
hnnn nIyfa <Ntf hxt hn nr,tftn and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wres, satisfies curiosity, and it ia almost in vain
that truth puts his boots to follow Still there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to see what is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than
receive Impressions altogether from gavanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
preserves a 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 SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonpare type
making A 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 APrESpix 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 a superfne double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and az sered by the speakers, whenever they
ulraa alt he nf ala
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
hers to their remarks IN il, and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they published IN the
CoSGREssIosAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoEGREssIoEAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
aud printed on a double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil,) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal. quartz
pages. The speeches OF the Members; in4hs first
form, are sometime CONFERENCE.-The full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
PESpIx. 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 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 Us the CoSGREssIosAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during a ses ion.
During the first month or six weeks OF ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one Of the COHCRGs-
sIo.AL GLOBE and one Of the APrEEpIx; but dur
ing the remainder OF session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers OF each
every week. The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Co.'S
OCCASIONAL GLcRE and APpEHDIG together will
he lsaa arfo nrin adj I'M
small type-brevIer and nonparei. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeayor to print sufficient number
surplus copies to supply all that may be miscarried
or lost IN the mails but subscribers should he
very particular TO file their papers carefully, for
fear that should not be able 10 supply oil the
Lost numbers.
II subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for II 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 CoEGREssOHkL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
. ! have few copies Of the hack volumes of tie |
Co,GREsMoNAL GLosE and APPENDIX for sale ht
IS volume bound, which it is probable will lie !
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least 40 a volume, |
they cannot be reprinted for less than that
There are 2j back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DALT GLoUE during the ses.
sion -. ., $500
For copy of the CoNGBEssioNAL GLoBE
during the sesson -. ..... 3OOI
For one copy Of the ArrEEpix during the
session ......, 3OOl
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a subscriber resdes 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-
psnies the orosr. JOHN c. RlVES
ANEW SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE,
ENCOURAGE HoME TALENT INDUSTRY!
THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY FRIEND,
A new ard elegant paper, Published at Col