The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-11-21
PROSPECTUS M ll,
FOR Y
ca ea1oIBIE3s :
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.

the renewal of my proposals and prepare
stious to spread its debates before the
public The success which, has hitherto
attended this undermining il is hoped will
continue, and epable me 10 perpetuatei
the full history Of the proceedings aud
discussions of9the body on which the
destiny ofihe Republic depends.
The adoptionsof Congress has given
the GLOBE an official character as the
reporter Of ali lha, is said aud 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 fidelity with Which the
duty thus confded has been performed.
The annexed notices, taken at random
from the general expression in favor Of
The work, are submitted inproof Of lis
fulness, fairness, and usefulness. ! am
compelled to omit, for want Of room. a
page of notices which are in type.
The great celerity with which the
let.er,wriiers for the distant press cir
culaie through the telegraphtheir hurried
accounts and views of the debates OF
Congress, renders more important ihan
ever the fall aud exact official reports Of
The CoNeREssIoNAL GLOBE. The has'y,
and in many instances er parte, relations
! by telegraph Of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most par,, the exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in shape more or less
abbreviated, went the rounds Of the press
Now the telegraph accour,s, with all their
,mperfections and variety Of colorings,
take the run of',he country, and no press
but The official Of Congress ever pub
fishes the full debate with the proceed
| ings of both Houses mmutllated. In
deed; no newspaper can give them, and
have room for advertisements and the
miscellaneous matter essential to theiI
existence. While, therefore, the tele'
| graph administers 10 the eager appetite
OF the public for Congress news, and
meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing "a rapidly.wriiten
| epiome suited 10 ;be taste Of its patrons,
perfec, information Of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
circulation of the ofiicialrep ,rts has been,
10 some extent, cui off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and
liz is almost in vain that truth puts. on his
boots TO follow Sill there are great
many men Of leisure and thought wholike
10 see what is actually said and done in
Congress, and 10 judge for themselves,
rather than TO receive Impressions alto.
gether from galvanic batteries. There
are others, too, who, for The sake of the
future, willingly patronize a work Which
preserves full record Of the doines d
The great moving and controlling power
ofthe Republic.
II there ever was tine when the
action Of Congress should be looked u
and thoroughly studied, by the patriotic
Of all parties, il certainly approaches
with ibe next Congress. The Govern
ment takes new departure With The
next session, and how Lis 10 work out
The arrangements made to paciGy the
troubles with which il has labored remains
10 be seen. The succession tothe Pres
[idency will form leading consideration
in every movement at the next session
and there will scarcely be measure in.
iroduced, q speech made, that will moi
have some bearing on that all-absorbine
question. II national conventions Of the
respective parties are called together to
nominate the candidates of each, the
Congress which precedes these conven
tions always seizes the occasion, by anlic
lipalion, 10 discuss, in connection witt
public measures, the merits OF the mer
looked to give them effectm the admins
|iration. If The people, then, would have
Itheir share ia. the choice Of their frs
lfunctionaries, they ought to study wei
lne character Of candidates as developed
by themselves, their friends, ard the
enemies in Congress. The Capitol vii
be the roslrim from which the peoples 20
the United States will be addressed OF
the subject of the Chief Magisiracy, anc
the important topics connected with il
and The Legislation Of The country there
win become the theme Of discussion il
every State Legislature, Of every comfy
town and village meeting, throughout the
Union. How important, then does ]
become, that full and impartial reports
lshould be obtained Of the action of
|body, which will give an impulse toiht
Republic in new career, andwhich will
lin d very great degree, influence thi
public, mind in the choice Of the Chic
Magistrate who is 10 carry out the will .
the people as ccbsituiionally expressed
The Undersigned has made. prepare
tions commensurate with the increaset
Importance Of the duty he has undertaken
gs the only reporter and publisher Of ths
complete debates and proceedings %
! both Houses Of Congress The coming
session viii probably be extendedpins
months, and the repnrls will not be com