The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-24
PR OS p ECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
pARER

PAPER.
i The approach Of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread lis
debates before the public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it il hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings and d discussions Of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends
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 conided has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, submitted in proof Of It's fullness, fair
| ness, and usefulness. | am compelled TO omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are IN
type
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 Con-
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 tnken down bv reporters, and
winch formerly, in a shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfeciions
and variety chickering's, take the run OF the coun-
| v,
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-
stence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ters TO the eager appetite of the public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-wrItten epltome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect nforma-
ton of what passes in Congress - greatly dim'n-
ished. The circulation of the Official reports hos
a. 1tt h,rt ha orrdon nd
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost IN vain
that truth puts his boots to follow. Still there
are a great many men of leisure 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 gnlvanic bat
teries. There others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize u work which
preserves full record Of the doings Of the great
moving and controlling power of the Republic.
: The undersigned has made preparations com
nensurate 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 ses
sion will probably be extended nine months, ant
the reports will not be comprised in less than 35OG
royul auartO pages of BREWER and nOnpareil type
making volumes of near 900 pages each
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal uuarto pages, and were bound IN four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal qunrto pages each.
i | will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
son 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 a superine double royal sheet. 1t Will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as stered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers to see their remarks IN 1t, and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGREssJo GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on a double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil) in quartO form.
each number containing sixteen royal guarto
i pages The speeches Of the Members, in this first
i Form, are sometime condensed-the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
| pEEDIx. All resolutions, motions, ana 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. 1t is printed in the
same form us the CoNeREssIoNAL GLOBE. and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during a session.
During the first month or six weeks of a ses-
| son there is rarely more business done than VIII
make two numbers week-one OF the CoNaRks-
i SOCIAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder Of session, there Is usually
/ sufficient matter for two three numbers OF each
every week. The next session VIII be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate fhat me CON.
GREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX toge'ner VIII
make at least $500 large quarto poSes, printed ~
. | -hrevi
complete Indexes to both at the end or session.
We will cndeavor to print sufficient number
surplus to supply all that may be miscarred,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
yerv particular file their papers carefully, for
fear tina, 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 previou.. olumes Of
| the CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have q few copies of the back volumes OF the
lCONeRkssioNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
As volume bound, which it is probable VIII he
| disposed Of soon +; and when they are, they VIII
| then, no doubt, command at least $40 volumes
they cannot be reprinted for less man that sum
There are Is back volumes
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE 1,uring the
| sion $500
! For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLoRK
during the session JW
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
| session Nv
! The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank nossa current where subscriber resides will
| be received at par Subscriptions should rsac'
here by the 18th December, at farthest, 70 insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that !
aft IA cretltt hen m.
person need order them unless the money accom-.
NAMES the order JOHN C.. RlVES