Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-04
PROSPECTUS
THE GL0BE-.-THE C0NGRES
SIONAL NEWSPAPER.


the destiny Of The Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has given
the GLOBE nm official character az the re.
porter Of all that is said and dune in the
bndy. This sanction has been voted al
every successive session Tor many years,
and by members Of all parties. The
press, too, OF all parties has borne ,esii.
tnony TO The fidelity with which the du-
~ thus conti,!e:l has been performed. -
The annexed notices, taken al random
from The general expression in favor Of
nf The work, are Submitted in proof of
its fllness, fairness, and usefulness. l
am compelled To omit for want Of room,
a page Of notices which are in type.
The great CELEBRITY With which the let
Ter. WRITER'S for The d;stan, press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried &C.
counts and views of The debates Of Com
gross, renders more important than ever
the full and exact offici.l reports Of the
Congressional Globe. The has,y, and
IN many instances ex par,e, 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
abbrevlated, wentihe rounds of the press.
Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperfectinns and variety of color.
ings, take the run Of the country, and no
press but the official of Congress evei
published the fall debate with The pro-
ceedings of both houses unmutilaied. y
Indeed, no newspaper can give them,
and have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter essential 10 their
existence. While, therefore, The tcIe-
graph administers 10 the eager appetite
of The public for Congress news and
meets the necessities OF the political
press. by furnishing ragitlly-writien
epi,ome suited 10 The taste rs lis patrons,
perfect information of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
of the official reports has
been, 10 some extent. Ell, off by The crude
and diversified accounts which, Il, iiy
alcng the electric wires. satisfies curiosi
~, and il is almost in raiu ihai truth
puts on his buois to follow. Sill there
are great many men Of leisure and
thought who like To see what is actually
said anu done in Congress, and 10 Judge
tor themselves, ra,ber than Ia receive
altogether from galvanic bat
,rrrs. There are others. TOO, who, for
the sake OF the future, willingly patron
ize work which preserves full record
of The doings OF the mo,ing and conirull-
ing power nf the Republic.
II there ever was a lime when The ac-
ton 81 Congress should be- looked to aud
thnrougMy studied, by the patriotic If
all parties. itceriainly approaches with
lie next Congress. Tie Go.ernmen.
takes new departure with the next SEES
SION, aud how il is 10 work out the ar.
engagements made 10 pacii, The troubles
with which il has lahored remains To be
seen. The succession To The Presidency
will form leading consideration ia e,e-
~ movement al the next session, aud
there will scarcely be measure inlrodn.
ced, or a speech made, thai will no, have
some bearing on that all absorbing aues.
lion. Ii national conventions of the res.
peciiye parties are called tnaeiher 10
lomiuate the candidates Of each, the
Congress which preccties these conven-
lions always seizes The occasion. by an
ricipaiion, 10 discuss. in connec,il with
public measures. The merits OF the men
looked 10. 10 give the IN eiTeci in the all
tBinistra'ion. II the people. then wonlt.
have their share IN the choice OF their
first iunciionaries. they ought TO study
well The character OF candidates as de.
veloped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prcpara-
tlaDs commensurate with The increased
Importance of The duty he has underta-
ken as Tie only reporter and publisher
of The complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months, and the reports will no. be
comprised in less than $500 royal quar-
to pages Of BREWER and nonparei ,ype--
making A volumes 81 near 900 pages
each. TheIepnr,s for he last long ses-
zion made 1896 royal quartz pages. and
We're bound in four volumes. averaging
974 royal quarlo pages each.
! will publish III The Appendix for the
next session all laws that may be passed
during The session, which has not been
done heretofore. Although this will in
crease ~ no small degree The expense Of
the publication, the Subscription price
will be the same that i, has been several
Years past.
The Daily Globe will be published
during the session ON a superGne double
royal sheet. II will 1n.ain the debates
as taken down by the reporters, and as
altered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the ctsren. news
of The day. and miscellaneous matter
The main objec, for publishing the daily
paper il. to enable Members to see their
remarks in it, and alter them il they shall
think proper before they are published
IN the Congressional Globe aud Appen-
dix.
The Congressional Globe is made up
Of the daily proceedings Of the two Hou-
SEES Of Congress, and printed ON a dou.
bic royal paper, with sM.ll type. (hre.