The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-17
PR OS PECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER.


continue, and enable me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings4n discussions of the
| body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
ponds.
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
an official character as the reporter of all that is
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
ty with which the duty thus con6ded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
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 in
type
The great celebrity with which the letter-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 CoE-
OCCASIONAL 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
winch formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfectons
and variety chickering's, take the run of the
try and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutated. 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 ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the. necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidy-written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect nforma
ton Of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots 10 follow. Still there
are great many men ofleisure 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 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 IS
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter aid
publisher Of the complete debates and proceedings
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 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 were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal qusrto pages each.
will publish in the ArPEspIx 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 il has been for several years
past.
The DAuY GLOBE will be published during ,he
session on superfne double roy,l sheet. Ii will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as sltered by the speakers whenever they
make any alterations; the current news OF the
day, and miscellaneous, matter. The main object
r A.t lxs ta ~.
bers to see their remarks Il, and alter them fthey
sh all think proper before they published in the
CoseREssrosAL GLoBE and APPENDIX.
The Coseak ss,osAL GLoBE is made up OF the
daily proceedings OF the two Houses Of Congress,
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 AP-
pEnDtx. 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 1t, and
all Speeches of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL Is printed in the
same form ns the CONVERSATIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks Of a SEES
sion, there il rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a week--one Of the CoseREs4
SOCIAL GLoBE and one OF the APPENDIX; but dur
inc the remainder OF session, there ~ usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers OF each
every week. The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Cow
asrsk,ossi. GLoBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto peges, printed in
small tvpe--brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes TO both at the end OF session.
VIE will endeayor to print sufficient number o
sprnus comics to supply all that may be mscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
verv particular TO file their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
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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 CoNeREssIosAL GLoBE or the APPEsDrx, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
/ have few copies Of the back volumes of the
Coseprss,oNsL GLoBE and APPENpIx for sale at
Is a volume bound, which il is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt, command at least 80 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
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sion SIS OF
For one copy Of the CoNeREssrosAL GloBs
during the session JW
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session -, JW
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here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insur
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore ne
| person need order them unless The money sscom
psnies the order lQ6M = XIV ~