The southern press., 1851-12-29
PR OSP ECTUS
THE GL0BE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

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PAPER.
! THr approach of Congress calls for the renewal
OF my proposals and preparations TO spread iis
debates before the public. The which has
hitherto attended this undertaking il is hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuete the full
history of the proceedings and discussions Of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends.
! 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 to the fde
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted IN proof of It's funess, fair
ness, and usefulness. am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page of notices which In
| type.
! The great celerity with which the leter-wrilers
for the distant press circulate through the telc-
graph their hurried accounts aud views Of the
debates OF Congress, renders more important than
the full and exact official reports of the Cow
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er pa'ie, lelations by telegraph Of what
occurs IN Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
winch formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their lmperfeciions
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try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertise ements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
stence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ers 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 informa-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation of 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 it is almost in vain
that truth puts on 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 to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
Of the future, willingly patronize 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 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
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umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
] will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
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 II has been for several years
past.
session on superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers and as stered by the speakers, whenever they
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 see their remarks in it, and alter them fhey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
| The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
| type, (breyier and nonpareil,) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages The speeches Of the Members, i'm this first
form, sometime condensed-the full report of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ap-
| PENDIx. 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 1t, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves 1t is printed in the
same form the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during ion.
| During the first month or six weeks of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoscnEs-
| sIoGAL 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, calculate that the Con.
GREssIoHAL GLoBE and AprENDix together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevler and nonpareil We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF n session
We will endeayor to print sufficient number o
surpluscopies to supply all that may be miscsrried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should he
very particular TO file their papers carefully for
fear that we should not he able to supply all the
lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for il will be re-
funded to then whcneycrthey return the numbers
which have been received by them. ! will give
the subscr UOn price for any previous volumes of
the CoseREs EssioNAL GLoBg or the ArPEsDIx, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
/ ! have few copies Of the back volumes Of the |
Co >cREssioNAL GLOBE and ArrEsDrx for sale at
s. a 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, |
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DALr GLoBx during the ses-
SION S. 90
For one copy Of the CoNeREsHosAL GLoBE
during the session ~. 3O0l
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 800
The money may be renitted by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where u 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-
pa nies the order. JOHN G.. RIVES
S. GRISWOLD a. CO.,