Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-12-10
PROSPECTUS FOR THE GLOBE" !"
The Congressional Newspaper.

sbled me to PerPetuate the full history Of IN.
proceedings and discussions Of the body on
which the destiny Of the Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has given IN.
GLosE au official character as the reporter Of
all tha, is said and done in the body. Thu,
santon has been voted q, every successive sea.
sion for many years, and by members of .ll
parties. The press, too, Of all parties has borne
iestmoney to the fidelity with wch the Gu,y
thus coniiIed has been perform j.
The great celebrity with which the letter.
writers for the distant press circulate through
the telegraph their hurried accounts and view,
of the debates OF Congress, renders more i'm.
portant than ever the full aud exact official fe
port Of the CONGREssIoNaL GLosE The has
iy, and in many instances er pa,fe. relations
by telegraph OF what occures in Congress. su-
persyde, for the most PaIt, the exact repor,s
taken down by reporters, and which formerly,
in a shape more OF kss abbreviated, went the
rounds Of the press. Now the Telegraph &C.
counts. with all their imperfrctions and variety
Of coiorinsS, take the run of the country, and
lIshes the full debate with the proceedings os
both Houses unmutia,ed. Indeed. no newspa-
per can give them, and have room for advertise
mens and the miscellaneous matter essential
to tter existence. While therefore. the teIe-
graph administers to the eager appetite Of the
pubic lor Congress news. and meets the neces-
siiies OF the pcliiIcal press, by furnihing q rs-
pidly written epitcme suited to the taste Of its
patrons. perfect information Of what passes in
Congress Is greatly diminished. The circula.
tion e the official reports has been, to some
extent, Cut off by the cfude and diversified &C.
counts which, flying along the electric wires,
sati-ties curiosity, and i, Is almost in vain tha,
truth pu, on his boots 10 follow. St,li there arg
a great many men Of leisure and thought who
like To MIA, Is actually said az done IN
ngress and TO Judge fos themselves rather
Than /, receive Impressions a.ros lhsr ir,m .ai-
vaaIc batteries There are o,heI- TOO wn, f..
ihr s,ke "i The future, Wiling Psr'.'le
work wnIch preserves fuIl rrcuri f lie Iolnss
of the great moving and controlling p,s,r Of
the Rcpubic.
The undersigned has made Prepar lions COM
mensUrats With ihe increased Inp,rtance OF the
duty he has Undertaken as the unl. reporter
and publisher Of the complete debates and pro-
ceeiings of both Houses ot Congress. The
coming session ~',l probably De extended nine
months, an the IePo's,- will ~, he comprised
IN less than $500 royal quarlo pages of brewer
and npUp,rell /. pc. making volumes Of near
300 page each. The rep'Ti- for th~ hos, long
SESSION made S96 royal guirio pages each.
viii publish IN the APPENDIX for the nrXt
session all laws tina, may be passed. during the
session. which ba. not tess done heretofore
Although this will increase IN no small degree
the expense of publication, the subscription
price wilI be the same that Il has been fus sew
eral years past
The DAILY GLopE WA he Pu6irsird during
the session on supersne doubte ro5ai sheet.
Ii will contain the debates az taken down by the
reporters, and as aiiere,! by the speakers, when
ever they make any alteo'vns: the current
news Of the d,y. and ncs'laneous matter. The
main OF yet tor publishing the daily paper is to
enable members 10 sre then remarks in il. and
alter them II the, shah think prcpe, before they
are pu5Ilshed IN the CoSGRksaoxAL GLoBx
and APPxNpIN.
The GosGRrssIoSAL GLesK is made up of
the daily proc, eding Of the two Hoses of Con-
gtess, and pint, d on double royal paper, with
small type, threvier and nonpareil,) in quarto
form each number containing sixteen royal
quarto pages The speeches Of the Members
IN this first form, are sometimes CONDENSED
the full report of the prepared speeches being
reserved for the ArPExDI1. All resolutions
motIoss, and other proceedings. are given in the
form Of the Journals, with the yeas and nays
on every ioportant question.
The APPkNpIx is made up Of the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports of the principii
Officers of the Government that accompany il,
and all Speeches Of Members of Congress writ
ten out Or revised bv themselves. Il is printed
in the same form as the Congressional Globe
and usually makes about the same number OF
pages during a session.
During the FIST month or six weeks Of q
session, there is rarely mOrs business done than
will make two numbers q week-one Of the
Congressional Globe and one Of the Appendix;
hut during the remainder Of session there 10
usually sufficient matter for two or thee num-
bers OF each every week. The next session
will be unusually interesting; therefore ealcu.
late that The Congressional Globe and appendix
together will make at least $500 large quarto
pages, printed in small type-breoier and non-
pareil. Complete Indexes to both will fe fur
nIshed at the end Of session.
! will endeavoT TO print q sufficient number
Of surplus copies to supply al! that may be mis-
'arried or lost in the mails, bot subscribers
should be very Par.lculs, to file their papers
,areiully. for fear that should not be able to
supply ALL the los, numbers.
II subscribers shail not be satisfied With the
work, the money paid oy them for it will he
efunded 10 them whenever they return the
'umbers which may have been received By
hem. | will give subscribers tho subscription
'ucr for any Of tho previous volumes Of tbs
Congressional Globe or the Appendix. sxerP'
or the last session., and will thank any person
\ ho will let NE have them
Ihave few copies of the back volumes o!
he Congressional Globe and Appendix Tor sale
II S5 a volume, bound, which il is Probabe
viii he disposed of soon; and ~h ;hey are
hey will then, no doubt command at iesst sio
volume. as they cannot be reprinted for less
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