The republic., 1851-12-15
PROSPECTUS FOR "rnE GLOBE"

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
rJNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
Il renewal of my proposals. and preparations 10
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking il is
hoped will continue, and enable me to perpetuate
the full history OF the proceedings and discussions
of the body on which the destiny Of the Republic
depends,
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
official character the reporter OF all that Is
said and done in the body. This sanction mas been
voted at every successive session for many years,
and by members of all parties The press, too, OF
all parties has borne testimony 10 the fidelity with
which the duty thus conided has been performed.
The great celebrity with which tho letter writers
for the distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates oil
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports OF the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty, and in many instances ca parte,
relations by telegraph of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most part, the exact reports ta-
ken down hy. reporters, and which iormeriy' IN
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
Of the press Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their inperfectons and variety OF colorings, take
the run Of the country, and no press but the ohcal
of Congress ever publishes the iull debate with
the proceedings of both Houses unmutilated In
deed, no newspaper give them, and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential to their xistcnce. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi-
ties of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
written epitome suited TO the taste OF its patrons,
greatly diminished. The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to extent, cut of by the
srude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is al
most in vain that truth puts on his boots to follow
Still there great many men OF Leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually said and
done in Congress, and to judge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
galyanic batteries There others, too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patroniZea Work
which preserves full record of the doings OF the
great moving and controlling power oil the Ke-
public.
The undersigned has made preparations com
mensurate with the increased Importance OF the
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter ana
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
of both Houses of Congress. The coming session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than 3,oOo
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 Volumes ave-
raging 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
sion, which has not been done heretofore Although
this will increase in small degree the expense OF
the publication, the subscription price VIII be the
same that it has been for several years past.
The DAILY GLoBE will be published during the
session on superfine double royal sheet IL will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers and as altered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news OF the day,
and miscellaneous matter The main object Tor
publishing the daily paper is to enable Members
to their remarks III 1T, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they published III the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENpIx
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up OF the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on doubl, royal paper, with small
type (brevcr and nonpareil,) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes condensed-the full report OF the
prepared speeches being reserved for the ArpEN-
my and proceed
ings, given in the form oil the Journals, with
the yeas and nays every important question.
The APPENDIX is made pof the Presidents AZ s An
nua Message, the Reports Of the principal Ofhcers
of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. 1t s printed in the same form
as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during session.
During the first month or six weeks OF session.
there is rarely more business done than VIII make
two numbers week-one of c CoSoaEesIoSAL
GLopE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of a session there is usually sufficient
matter for two three numbers OF each every
week The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
500 large quarto pages printed in small type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end OF u session
| will endeavor to print sufficient number
of eurplus copies to supply all that may be mlscar
ricd, or lost in the mais but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully, for
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 may have been received by them. will
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
or the APPENDIX, except for the last scssion, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have a few copies of the back volumes of the
CoNGREssIosA L q LOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
So a volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will
then, no doubt command at least i 10 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLoBE during the ses-
SION ... s......' Do w
For one copy of the CoNGR EssIoNAL GLOBE
during the session ......................, w
For one copy OF the APPENDIX during the
session ,........-.........s.. w
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides VIII
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 lean
not afford TO credit them out therefore no person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
erder. JOHN L. RiNES,
WAsHISGToN CITY October ~, 1851.
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