The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-19
PROSPECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
fAFER.


THE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
debates before the public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking II is hoped will
continue, and enable me 10 perpetuste the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends
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 10 the fidel-
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted IN proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled 10 omit,
for want OF room, page of notices which are III
type.
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 official reports of the Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances pate, 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 imperfectons
and variety of coorings, take the run of the coun
try, and no press Dut the Ofncdl OF congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings OF
both Houses unmutlaied. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them and have room for advertisements
and the misc ellaneous matter essential 10 their ex
istence. While therefore, the telegraph admins
to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect nforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimln-
ished. The circulation ofthe Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and II is almost IN vaia
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are great many men of leisure and thought who
like to see VITA 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 ratronlze a 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 the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
| Of both Houses of Congress. The coming SEES
sion will probably he extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
| royal auaro pages of brewer and nonpareil type
making volumes of 900 pages EACH
| The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were oouha IN lour VOL
/
| 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 same that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during The
session on a superine double royal sheet. Ii 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
bers their remarks IN 1t, and alter them ithey
shall think proper before they published in the
CoNeREssIoNAL GLosE and AppENpH.
The CoNGRf sslosAL 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 nonpure,) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quer,o
pages The speeches OF the Members, IN this first
| form, are sometime CONFERENCE.-The full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
pENpIx AL resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings, are given in the form of the Journals,
with the yeas aud nays on every important ques-
/ ton.
The APPENDIX ia made up of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
| Officers of the Government that accompany IT, and
all Speeches of Members OF Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. Ii is printed IN the
same form as the CoNoREssiosAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session..
During the first month six weeks Of a SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CosGREs-
SOCIAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX; but dur
| ing the remainder OF session, there rs 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-
eREsnoSAL GLoBE and APPEspN together will
/ fartfaf lad in
small type-brever and nonpareIl. We furnish
complete indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus pies supply all that may be miscarred,
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 CoNcREsaoHAL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies Of the back volumes of the
! Co eREsstoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS 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,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS
For one copy of the DAnT GLOBE during the SEES
sion IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNeREsIoNAL GLoBE
during the session 3OO
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session SOO|
The money may be RENTED by mail al 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 so low that
cannot afford TO credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
ia MES the order. JOHN C.RlVES.
WAsurSroN CIrr. October 81, 1851 -6tsw.