The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-13
P r OSPECTUS


rHn sLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
i PAPER
of my proposals and preparations to spread is
debates before the public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it 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-
ponds.
| 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 to the fdel
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted In proof Of its fullness fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page Of notices which are ia
type
The great celebrity with which the letter-writers
for the distant press circulate through the tee-
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
the full and exact official reports of the Cow
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances parte, relations by telegraph OF what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, In shape more less abbre-
waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
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and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutlated. Indeed, no newspaper
can 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 9th public for Congress-
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidIy-wriuen epitome
suited to the taste Of its patrons perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation ofthe official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and il is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots TO follow. Still there
are a great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to what is actually said and done IN Con-
gress, and TO Judge for themselves, rather than TO
receive impressions altogether from gavanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
or 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 tn
,duty he has undertaken as the only reporter and
publisher OF the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses Of Congress. The coming SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, ant
the reports will not be comprised in less than 35Oe
/ royal qUarto pages Of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes OF near 900 pages EACH
| The reports for the last long session made 1896
| royal quarto pages, and bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| will publish in the ApPESpix 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 t has been for several years
past
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during The
session on n superhne double royal sheet. IL will
/ All he aa IN Een ufn bv
ers, and sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news or the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publishing the daily paper is, TO enable Mem
bers to their and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they are published IN the
| CoHeREssIoHkL GLoBE and ArPssptx.
| The CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE is made up or the
daily proceedings OF the two Houses ofCongress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil.) in qusrto 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 Ar
rExpIx All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, are given in the form Of the Journals,
VII, with the yeas and nays on ''''EsP0F'AH' qo''-
The Appendix is made up OF the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany a., and
all Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out revised by themselves. IL "a printed Ia the
same form as the CoseREsuosAL GLoss, and
usually makes about the same number or pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks Of ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a week-one Of the COseRgs-
SIGNAL GLoBr and one Of the APPENDIX; bat dor
ing the remainder Of session, there - usually
s6ffcient matter for two or three numbers Of each
every week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Co.'S
eRsssIoSsL GLoBE and ArrEsprs toge,hsf will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed IN
small type-brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both al the end Of session.
We will endesvor 10 print sufficient number o
surpluscopies to supply all that may be miscarred.
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular 70 Gle their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able TO supply al The
lost numbers.
II rubscr;bers shall not be satisfied with the
work the money paid by them for II will be re-,
funded 10 Them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. viii give
the subscription price for any previous yolumesof
the CoSeREssoSAL GLoBE or the ArrsSpix, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have a few copies Of the back volumes OF the
GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale At
IS volume bound, which u is probable WILDE
disposed Of soon and when they are, thsy viii
then, no doubt, command al least $40 q volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less Than that sum
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAms Glosr during the ses.
For one copy Of the CoNeRrssioxAL GLOse
during the session SEQ
For one copy of the ArrrSpx during The
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where q subscriber resides VIII
be received nj par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthest, 10 insars
all the numbers. ~. ...
The prices for these papers are so low thst
cannot afford 10 credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the ocisr JoHNC HIVES