The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-06
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THE GL0BE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER


of my proposals and preparations to spread lis
debates before The public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking IL is hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
peds.
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 ut every successive session for many
years, and by members of all parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fide
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, submitted in proof Of its fullness, 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 etter-writers
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
insances.e parte, 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 mperfections
and variety of colorings, take the of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings of
| both Houses unmutilated Indeed, no newspaper
Ecan give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
| istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
tiers to the eager appetite ofhe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities Of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-writen epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons perfect nforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
lshed The circulation of the Official reports has
haap To ayta ctfp off hu ba Il
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men oflesure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
| receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for 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 cofli-
mensurate with the increased importance Of the
duty he has undertaken the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and oCeedings
OF both Houses of Congress- The coming SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quartu pages of brewer and nonpare 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
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 ii superfne double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and stered 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
bera to see their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoHGREssIoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGREssioEAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on a 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 sometime condensed-the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
pENDIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings, are 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 II, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form rs the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during a ION.
During the first month or six weeks Of a SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoNGREs-
sIoEAL GLOBE and ore Of the APPENDIX but dur
ing the remainder Of session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers of each
| ~, y week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Cox
! GRgssloNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
| small type-brevIer and nonpareil. e furnish
com pete Indexes to both at the end Of a session.
| We will endeavor to PRINT a sufficient number
surplus SCOPES to 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 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 have been received by them. l-wlII give
the subscription price for any previous volumes OF
| the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, nhu
will thank any person who VIII let me nave 'nen'
| have a few copies of the back volumes OF the
| Co vGREssoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
| IS a 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,
as thew cannot be reprinted for less than that sum
! There are 25 back volumes
TERMS.
| For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
sion SIS 0C
For one copy Of the CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE
during the session 300
For % copy of the APPENDIX during the
! session 900
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risL;
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-
panies the order JOHN .. RlVES