The southern press., 1851-10-28
PR OSPECTUS
FOR
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
pApEn


of my proposals and preparations TO spread It's
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking il Is hoped will
continue, and enable me perpetuste the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
perds.
| 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 ali parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fidel
ity with which the duty thus coDhded 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,
| for want of room, page OF notices which are In
type.
The great celebrity with which the letter-wrters
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 uiiica reports of the Con-
GREssiONAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances 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 lees abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
| telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety Of lorings take the run of the coun
try and no press but the official of Congress ever
both Houses unmuated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
| and the miscellaneous matter essential TO their ex-
islence While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ters to the eager appetite ofthe pubic for Congress
| news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidlywritten eptome
suited to the taste of its patronG, perfect informa-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation ofthe Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
res, satisfies curiosity, and II is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| great many men of eisure and thought who
like to W 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 patronlze a work which
preserves full record of the dongs 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 comprstd in less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonparell type
making 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.
VIII PUBLISH IN tue htFENpiN lOI Tue next SEES
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 same that 1t has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLoBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates 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 ~, to enable Mem
bers to see their remarks in H. and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNeREssroNAL CLONE snd APPENDIX.
The CosGRt GLOBE IL 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 quario
pages. The speeches OF the Members, in this first
form, are sometime condensed-the full report of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the A
PEspIx All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings are given in the form of the Journals
with the yeas and nays on every important uues
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 revised by themselves. Ii is printed in the
same form the CoNeREssoSAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during ses ion,
During the first month r'six weeks Of ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoNGREs-
SOCIAL GLOBE and ore Of the APPENDIX; 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 Con-
oREssIoNAL CT nv and APPENDIX tot YER Will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, pr nted in
small type-brever and nonpareil. furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of a session.
We will endeavor tn print sufficient number Of
surplus copies supply oil that may be miscarred,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should he
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able 10 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 them whenever they return the nun bers
which have been received by them. ] will give
the subscription price fer any previous volumes Of
the CoNGSEsHoNAL GLoAE or the APRENpix, and
will thank any person who will let me.haye them.
have few copies Of the back volumes Of the
Co GREsstoNAL GLoBE and APrESpJx for sale at
S. volume bound, which IL is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt, command at enst SO a volume,
they cannot be reprinted for ess than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAmr GLOBE during the ses-
SION SIS 90
For one copy Of the CoNeREssoNAL GLopE
during the session -. 90Ol
For one copy Of the AFrESprx during the
sesslon -. 500
The money may be rcmitied by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where 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 low that ! |
cannot afford TO credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order. JOHN G. RIVES.
WAsHrSroN Crrr, October 81, 1851 --6tsw,