The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-15
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THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

H.
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
debates before The public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuste the full
| history of the proceedings and d discussions Of the
body which the destiny of the Republic de-
peEds.
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 de
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression In favor or the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
| ness, and usefulness. | 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
the full and exact official reports of the Con-
oREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca 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 imperfections
and variety of oorings take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutiated. 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
the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-written epitome
suited to the taste of it's patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation of the Official reports has
pN h.rt or,,In ovI
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Stln there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to see what 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
preservesa 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 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, ane
the reports will not be comprised in less than 35Os
| 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 quaro pages each.
| will publish in the APPENDIX for the next
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 it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on u superhne double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates us taken down by the report
ers and as sltered by the speakers, whenever they
| aLc all he nj his
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
| for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
beers to see their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up Of the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brever and nonparel,) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pnges. The speeches Of the Members, in this first
form, are sometime CONFERENCE.-The full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP
rENDIx. 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. II is printed in the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks of SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CoNGREs-
s,oSAI GLOBE and one Of the Appendix; but dur
ing the remainder Of a session, there 10 usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers of each
every week The next session will he unusually
interesting; therefore, calculate that the Con-
cprss,oNAI GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonparei. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF session.
we will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies 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 we 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. will give
the subscription price for any previous volumes OF
the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who VIII let me nave mem.
l have few copies of the back volumes or the
CoNGREss,oNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX TOT sale at
As 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 ses-
sion .r.s.t. h. $500
For ono copy of the CoNcREssIoNAL GLoBE
during the session .n. . 900
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
SESSION. - i.fa...ltsf wv
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
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 40 low that
cannot afford To credit them out; therefore no
person need order them unless the money sccomj
panies the order JOHN c. R1VES