The southern press., 1851-10-29
PR OS p ECTUS S
The GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

HE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
OF my proposals and preparations to spread us
debates before the public. The which has
hitherto attended this undertaking 1t is hoped will
continue, and enable me to 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 as 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 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, ale submitted in proof of its fulness, 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 pare, 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 less abbre
| waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
| telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety ofcolorings, take the of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress
publishes the full 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
lstence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ters to the eager appetite Of the public for Congress
| news, and meets the necessities Of the political
| press, by furnishing rapldy-written epitome
suited to the taste OF Its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
lshed The circulation of the Official reports has
L kAas, n - A
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wres. satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots 10 follow. Still there
| are great many men of leisure 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 Expressions altogether from galvanic bat
| terles. There are others, too, who, Tor 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 ses-
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised less than $500
royal quarto pages of brewer and nonparei 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.
| will publish in the ApPESDIx for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the
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 superfne double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and sltered by the speakers whenever they
| H. IL. - al,
day, and miscellaneous matter The main object
for publising the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers their remarks in II, and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CosGREssoSAL GLoBr and APPEsDIx
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, (brever and nonpareil,) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages The speeches of the Members, in this first
form, sometime condensed-the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ap-
PENpIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedlngs, given in the form of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on every important ques
ton.
The APPENDIX is made up Of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers of the Government that accompany 1t, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form as the CoNGREssrosAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month or sx weeks Of ses-
sion, there ia rarely more business done than will
make two numbers II week-one of the CoNoREs-
sIovAL 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-
eRsssIosAL GLeBE and APPENDIX together will
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small type-brever and nonparell. We furn.sh
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF a session.
We will endeayor 10 print sufficient number
surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscarred,
lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be abe 10 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 have been received by them. ! will give
the subscription price for any previous volumes Of
the CoNeREsSoSAL GLoBE or the Appendix, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have a few copies of the back volumes Of the
CoSoREssoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 a volume
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAILY GLoBE during the ses-
sion s. 90
For one copy Of the CoNeREssioNaL GLOBE
during the session 400
For one copy of the APPESprx during the
session 7, 300
The money may be remitted 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 so low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefors no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order JOHN G. RlVES.
WAspINroN CRY, October 81, 1851 -6tsw.