The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-10
PR PECTUS
THE GLORE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

Tux apDroach of Congress calls for the renewal
Of NV PROPOSALS and preparations to spread KS
debates before the public. The success which mas
hitherto attended this underta king il IL hoped w |
continue and enable me to perpetuste the iuf |
history az The proceedings and discussions of the
BODY ON which the destiny of the Republic ae
pends
The adoption of Congress has given the GLoyE |
AN official character us the reporter of all that
said and done in the BODY This sanction mas |
been voted ri every successive session for many
wears. and by members of all parties. The preas,
too of all parties has borne testimony to the i0c |
inv with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at RAN |
dom from he General expression in favor OF the
work. are submitted in proof of ite fullness iaIr-
ness. and usefulness, | am compelled to omit,
for want of room, a mage of notices which are an
type
,rhe great CELEBRITY with which the letter writer's
for ,hs distant ,,rsus circulate through the tete-
yr,nh ,heir hurried accounts and views Of the
debates Of Congress- renders more important than
ever the full and exact official reports of the Cox
cprss,oNAI. GLoBg, The hasty, and in many
instances er parte relations by telegraph Of what
| occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
| the eyact reports taken down hv reporters, ana
| vncb formeriv. IN a shape more or less abhrc-
waited. went the rounds of the press. Now the
,eleoranh accounts with all their imperfectiOns
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun
trv. and no press but the official of Congress
publishes the fun debate with the proceedings NJ
| roth Houses unmutilated Indeed no newspaper
ean give them, and have room for advertisements
and The miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
,stence. While, therefore the telegraph admins
era 10 the eager appetite oflhe public for Congress
news and meets the necessities of the political
nrsss hv furnishing a rapidly written cpome
ui,ed IN The tase of it's patrons perfect inforina-
ron of what masses i'm Congress is greatly dimiLi-
;shed The circulation of the Official reports mas
been n some extent, cut of by the crude anu
diversi6ed accounts which ayng along the electric
" res. satisfies CURIOSITY and it is almost in vain
that truth pnts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are a great many men of leisure and thought VINO
like re see wi al is actually said and done in Com
grass aud m ;uJoe for themselves, rather than 10
1ece;ys ;r,nressons altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are Others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronze work when
nreservea FIJI record of the doings Of the great
,,o,,;na and cnn,rolling mower of the Republic
Tha nndera;oned hSs made preparations con-
mansnrate with The increased Importance Of in
du,v he has undertaken as the only reporter and
publisher Of the complete debates and proceedings
or both Houses OF Congress. The coming
sion will probably be extended nine months, am
roval ru,rto pages of brewer and nonparei type
| noktuy A volumes of near 900 pages each -
The renorta for the last long session made 1896
roval ouarto payes and were bound in four
umes. averaging 974 royal quarto pages each
will publish IN the AFPENDiA ioI tne "eAt "e'-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
a;on which has not been done heretofore. Al
| ,bouob this will increase in no small degree the
eypense of The qualifications the subscription price
will he The same that it has been for several years
paat
The DAuy GLoRE will be published during the
session on 81 superiue double ROYAL sheet. 1t will
contain The debates us taken down by the report
ers and as sItered by the speakers whenever they
make any alterations the current news OF the
day. and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publisine the daily paper is, to enable Mem.
hers to see their remarks it, and alter them iftney
shall think proper before they are published in the
1 CoNGREssioNAL GLOBE and ArrENDix.
! The CoNGREss,oNAL GLOBE IL made up of the
JoiIv nroceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
! each number containing sixteen royal quar,o
nayes. The speeches Of the Members, in this first
FORM. are sometime condensed-the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
pENp,x All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, are given in the form of the Journals,
with he 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 IT, and
ALI Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. II Is printed in the
same form as the CoseREsslosAL uLo nn , ""u
usually names soo'' ''' '''''1 ~
during session. o,, oc
Du.lns We a.st more hns;ness done than viii
s'o,', nese - uesk Of The CoNGnr.
make TWO nolioeI' es',,s anavsn,y but dir.
| .i ..;rJnr ~ q sa,s;on there ia usunlIv
ing me ,el,,au, ,o or n rec numbers of eaco
suiice'l' "''r ~ ,as.;nn u;Il he ,,nusua,Iy
every weeh "aio',,",a ,ha, tha Co...
interesting 1neaeoie, "a nnr,',,v ,oes,her WI,
1NL Is arnn ,araa o,ar,o n,oes nr;nted IN
MAKE az 'e'S. oooo don, ',ra;l ~ f,rnsi,
small typeIo'e al and =, X al or sess;on
co,mP'e'e 81, ,"ue W nn s,fr;csnt number of
We VIII endeaVor u Prh, Su'iloel' "
=. 'o's ~ r. 6le their napers carefully. for
fear that we should not be able to supply all the
! lost numbers. .