Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-01-03
PROSPECTUS FOR THE GLOBE,

FhUSfEOIUo Fur IdE GLObE,
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal Of my
oproSas aud preparations 10 spread its debates buIe
the public The which has hitherto attended this
aet.kmg 1t hoped will continue aud enable ue to
Peipeuee the full history of the proceedings and discus
depends.
The adoption Of Congress, has given the GLoBE an
ohcal character as the reporter of oil that said and
done in the body. This saictn has been yo, al every
parties The press too Of ali lies has bnrne ,esonv
TO the fidelity with which the duty thus conhded has been
performed
The cclerty with which the eter.,vri,er, for IN. dis,
press circulate through the Telegraph their hurried
and views o the debates Of Congress tenders
more important the full an1 Official repos
OF the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. The hasty, md in ronv
instances rARTE relations by telegraph OF what occurs
Congress supersedc for the part the repnts
taken wn by reporters, and which formerly, IN shape
Of less abbreviated went the rounds OF the press
Now the telegraph accounts, with all their iuperectiuns
and variety of cul1rngs take the Of the cuunty and
press but the official uf congress publishes the full
debate with the proceedings Of both Houses unnutated
Indeed, newspaper can give them, and have room for
advertisements and the miscellaneous matter essential to
their existence While, therefore, the telegraph adnins
the eager appetite of the public for Congress news,
and the necessities c the political press, by furnish
ing rapidly written epiome suited to the taste ui s
patrons perfect information Of whit passes in Congress
! is greatly diminished The circulation Of the oficai
reports been extent cut of by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric wires
satisfies curiosity and 1t is almost in vain na truth put
/ on his boots to follow still there a great many
of leisure and thought who like to what is actually
said aud done in Congress- ana To Judge or themselves,
rather than t receive Impressions altogether from pnynn
c batteries There Others too, who for the sake Of
the future, willingly patrunize work which preserves
full record Of the doings of the great moving and eon
! ling powers OF the Republic
II there was n time when the action Of Congress
should he looked to and thoroughly studied by the patriotic
of all parties, il certainly approaches with the next Con-
gress The Government takes departure with the
next session. and how it is work out tho arrangements
made t. pacify the troubles with which it abnred
remains be The succession the Presidency
will form a leading consideration in every at
the session. and there will scarcely bs a
| introduced n speech made that will not have some
bearing
ven1ns of the respective parties are called together to
| nominate the candidates of each, the Congress which
pecedes the conventions always sezes the OCCASION by
anticipation, to discuss, in connection with public
sures the merits of the men locked to tn give them effect
in the administration. If the people, then would have
their share in the choice o their first functonfes, they
ought to study well the character OF candidates as deve
oped by themselves their friends, and their enemies
Congress The capital will be the rustrum from which
the people Of the uted Snics will be addressed the
subject OF the Chief MBgstrocy and the important topics
connected with it, and the legislation the country there
will become the theme of discussion in every State Lceis
,hrous hout the Urou How important, then, does i
become that fun and impartial reports should be obtained
Of tbs action o body, which will give impulse to the
Republic IN new career, aud which, in very great
degree, influence the public mind In the choice of the
Chief Magistrate who is carry out the Will Of the people
| as c0nstutI)naiy expressed.
The undersigned has made preparations commensurate
with the increased importance OF the duty he has undes
debates aud proceedings Of both Houses Congress The
coming session viii pr. bobly be extended nine months
ana the reports viii MT be comprised less than 5000
volumes Of 800 pages each The reports for the
last long session made 1896 royal quarto pages and
bound four volumes averaging g7I royal puges
each.
viii publish in the APPENDIX for the next session. all
laws that may be passed during the session. which has
been dnc heretofore Although TINS wi incrcnsc in no
small degree the expense ot the publication the subscrip
ton price VIII be the suine that 1t has been Tor several
years past
The DAILY CLONE will be published during the session
on a supertme double royal sheet 1t viii contain the
debates as taken down by the reporters, and altered
by the speakers, whenever they make any alterations;
the curre OF the day and the miccaneous matter
The main object for publishing the daily paper s To ena-
bic Members to their remarks IN IT, and alter them If
they shall think proper before they published in the
Congressional Globe aud Appendix
The Congressional Globe made up of the daily pro-
cerdmgs of the Houses II Congress- and printed
IL dunbc royal paper with small type, (nrcvicr and
parei) III quartu furm each number containing sixteen
royal quaftp pages The speeches of the McuSers, in
this form are sometimes cndrnsct--thc fun repou of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Appendix
All buttons, tuns ana ulheT proceedings, given
in the form Of the Journals with the yeas and nays on
svery important question.
The Appendix made up Of the Presidents Annual
Message, the Reports Of the principal Officers Of the
Government that accompany it, and oil Speeches Of Mem
bes OF Congress- written out revised by themselves
1t printed in the form the Congressional Globe,
and usually nuke. about the same number Of pages during
: a session.
Daring the frs, month weeks OF Il session. there
is rarely business done than viii make two
bers week--one Of tie Congressional Globe and one
o the Appendix, but during the remainder of session
there is usually sufficient matter for two three numbers
OF each and every week. The next session will be unusu-
ally Interesting therefore, calculate that the Congress
siOna Globe and Appendix together wall make at l=Hst
$4,000 large quarto pages printed in small type-brever
and nnnparic Complete Indexes to both Will be fur.
| nshrd at the end of "A session.
| will mdeavOr to print sufficient number of surplus
copies to supply all that may be mscarned, lost IN the
mails but Subscribers should be very particular to file
their papers carefully, for fear that should be able
to supply all the lnst numbers
If subscribers shall be sied with the work. the
money paid by them for it will be refunded to them
whenever they return the numbers which have been
received by them. will give subscribers the Euhscrip
tiOn price for Of the previous volumes Cf the Com
gressi)na Globe the Appendix, except for the last
session. and viii thank any person VINO will let me have
them.
have few copies Of the back volumes Of the Com
CTessiona Globe and Appendix for sale at S. vnGme
bound which it is m, bable will he disposed Of
aud when they are, they viii then, doubt, commanded
at least $40 volume they cannot lie reprinted for
less than that sum. There 25 back volumes,
TERMS.
For one copy of the Daily Globe during
the session, S5 90
For copy Of the Congressional Globe
during the session, 90
For one copy Of the Appendix during the
session, 3 90
The money may he remtted by mail at my
risk. Bank notes current where subscriber re-
sides will be received at par. Subscriptions
should reach here by the 5th December, al
iurthcst TO insure the number.
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-
panics the order.
JOHN c. RIyES.
Washington City, Nov. 1851.
THE GERMAN
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