The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-04
OSPECTUS
FOR
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

continue, and enable me 10 perpetuete 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
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-
lily with which the duty thus conhded has been
performed. The annexed notices. taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. ! am compelled to omit,
Tor want OF room, page OF notices which are IN
type.
The great CELEBRITY with which the etter-writers
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-
GREssIoKAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
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 shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their mperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed no newspaper
can give them and have room for advertisements
anu the mater tsstHtiui W tutiI
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-wrltten epltome
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 of 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 boots to follow. Still there
agreat many men OF leisure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves rather than TO
receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
preserves full record of the dongs of the great
moving aud 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 nonpare type
making 4 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 quaro pages each.
will publish in the ApPENDIx for the next
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superine double royal sheet. IL will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and sltered 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
Il. ,I.Jg.. al Yl,Ax,
shall think proper before they are 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, (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 Ar-
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 Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers of the Government that accompany II, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL is printed IN the
same form the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during ses 'ion
sion, there is rarely business done than will
make two numbers a week-oDe of the CONGRESS
SOCIAL 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 GLcBE and APPENDIX together will
make a, least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonparel. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end or a session.
We will endeavor to print a sufficient number o
surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscarried,
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 1t 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~cREss,oNAL GLOBE and APPESpIx for sale at
SIS volume bound, which 1t is probable Will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are IS back volumes.
For one copy of the DALr GLOBE during the SEES
sion s. 90
For one copy of the CoHGREsHosAL GLobE
during the session 300
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 3oo
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where n 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 therefor.
person need order them unless the money accom-
panes the order. JOHN G. RiVES.
WAsuNroN CRY. October 81, 1851 --6tsw.
PARKER's FANCY STORE