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THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TIME APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for th

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TIME APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
a renewal of my proposals and preparations TO
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking ii ID
hoped will continue, and enable me TO perpctuate
the full history Of the proceedings and discussions
of the body on which the destiny of the Republic
depends.
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 10 the fidelity with
which the duty thus conhded has been performed
The great celebrity with which the letter writers
for the distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates Of
Congress-, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports oi the CONGRESSIONAL
GLoBE. The hasty, and in many instances parte,
relations by telegraph OF what occurs III Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports ta
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, IN a
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
of the press Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperfeotions aud variety Of eoerioss, take
the of the country, and no press but the oncai
of Congress ever publishes the full DEBATE with
the proceedings Of both Houses unmutilated. In
deed, newspaper can give them and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential TO their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite of the
public for Congress news, and meets the nece5sl-
ties Of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
written epitome suited TO the taste of its patrons
greatly diminished. The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to some extent, cut oil by the
crude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and 1t s al
most in vain that truth puts his boots TO follow
Still there a great many men Of leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually said and
done in Congress, and to judge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
galvanic batteries. There others, too who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronlzea work
which preserves full record Of the doings oi the
great moving and controlling power OF the Re
public.
The undersigned has made preparations com
Inensurate 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 session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than 5000
royal quarto pages OF brewer and nonparell type,
making volumes of near 900 pages eech. The
reports for the last long session made 3,S9o royal
quarto pages, and were bound in volumes, ave-
raging 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
sion, which hasnot been done heretofore. Although
this will increase in small degree the expense of
the publication the subscription price will be the
same that il has been for several years past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. IL will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
crs, and as altered 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 ID to enable Members
to see their remarks in it, and alter them il they
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, (brevier and nonpareil in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes CONFERENCE.-The fell report OF the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APPEN-
DIX. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings, are given in the form of the Journals, with
The APpENplx il made up Of the Presidents An
nual Message, the Reports of the principal Oflcers
of the Government that accompany II, and all
Speeches of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves Ii is printed In the same forn
I'd the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during session
During the first month or six weeks of a session.
there is rarely more business done than Will make
two numbers week-onc of e CoSonEssIoNAL
GLoBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of session there Is usually sufficient
matter for two three numbers OF each every
week. The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonparc Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end OF session.
/ will endeavor to print sufficient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar
ried, lost in the mails but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that 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 it will be re-
funded To them whenever they return the numbers |
which may have been received by them. / will |
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes Of the CONGRESSIONAL GLeBE |
or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let have them. |
| have few copies of the back volumes of the |
CoNenEssioEAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
S ) IL volume bound, which it is probable will be |
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will |
then, no doubt, command at least i 10 volume,
rs they cannot be reprinted for less than that
There are % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
slon. observation-disclosures. 30 w |
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session .....,.............. 90 |
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session ..............,s D w |
The money may be rcmitted by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
DC received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthest to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers so low that lean
not afford to credit them out; therefore no person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order. JOHN G. RlVES.
WAamNeToN CITY October II, 1851.
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