The southern press., 1851-11-26
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The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread Tvs
debates before The public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking 1t 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 de-
ponds.
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 fdel-
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, 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 official reports of the Con-
GREssioNAL 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 or the press NOW the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run Of the coun-
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings OF
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
tiers to the eager appetite the public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapdy-written epItome
suited TO the taste of its patrons, perfect lnforma
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn-
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
W res, satisfies curiosity, and 1t Is almost IN vain
that truth puts his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men oflesure and thought who
like to see w at is actually said and done in Con-
gress and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from gavanlc 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 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 quaro pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 800 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 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 that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers and as 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
bers their remarks IN II, and alter them ifthey
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 nonparell,) 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 AP-
| PENpIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
| ceedlngs, 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 PRESIDENT
| 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 as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number or pages
during a ses. ion.
| During the first month or six weeks Of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
| make two numbers a week-one of the CONGRESS
| SOCIAL GLOBE and one 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-
o.. and Apps
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevIer and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes 10 both at the end or a session.
We will endeavor to print a sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply oil that may be mscarrled,
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 il 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 CoEGREssIosAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
I have a few copies Of the back volumes Of the
| Co cREssoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS a volume bound, which il is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least SO a volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAnr GLOBE during the ses,
sion -. =. IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNGREssIoSAL GLoBE
during the session SOO
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 3OO
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a 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 MES the order. JOHN G. RlVES.
WAsHNToS CRY. October 81, 1851 --6tsw.