The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-25
PR osPECTUs


of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
debates before the public The success which mas
hitherto attended this undertaking 1T is hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
| body on which the destiny Of the Republic ae-
ponds.
The adoption Of Congress has given the GLosE
an official character the reporter of all that As
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 fdcl
| ity with which the duty thus conhded has been
| performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran-
dom from the general expression IN favor or the
work. submitted In proof OF It's fuliness, fair-
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled TO omit,
| for want of room, page OF notices when are ia
type
The great celebrity with which the letter-writers
| for the distant press circulate through the teie-
| graph their hurried accounts and views OF the
debates OF Congress, renders more important than
ever the full and exact official reports Of the Cox
cREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and IN many
instances er parts, relations by telegraph OF what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
! the eyact reports taken down by reporters, anu
| which formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
| waited, went the rounds or the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the full debate with the proceedings Of
/ both Houses unmutilated. 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 puolc Tor Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapldly-written epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect inorma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimln-
/ ished The circulation of the official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude ana
IL. az aoIa~
wires satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in VAN
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are /, great many men of leisure and thought VINO
like to see what is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than 10
receive impressions altogether nom galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, Tor the sake
| of the future, willingly patronlze work when
preserves full record Of the dolngs 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 SECS
sion will probably be extended nine months, ant
| the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
| rovnI auarto 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 quarto pages each
will publish in the APPENDIX 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 it has been for several years
| past. ,r,,,
session on a superfine double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates as 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 man object
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
shall think proper before they are 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, (brevier and nonparell,) IN quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarIo
nages. The speeches of the Members, IN this first
fnrm. are sometime condensed-the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
prNn1x All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, 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
ali Sneeches of Members of Congress-, written
out or revised by themselves 1t is printed In the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, ana
usually makes about the same number or pages
during session.
sion there is rarely more business done than Will
make two numbers week--One OF the CoNGREs-
SIGNAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX but DUR
ing the remainder Of session, there Is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers OF each
every week The next session will be unusually
Interesting: therefore, we calculate that the Con-
GREssloNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together VIII
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed IN
small tvpe--brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end of session.
We will endeavor to print sufhcIent number OF
surplus copies to supply all that may be mscarried,
or fost 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 1t 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 CoNcREssIoNAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes of the
CONVERSATIONAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
As a volume bound which it is probable will be
dsposed of soon and when they are, they will
then no doubt, command at least $40 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 SEES
sion IS 90
For one copy of the CoNeREssIoNAL GLOBE
during the session 3O0
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session =. w
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a subscriber resides Will
be received ut par. Subscriptions should reac'
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insui,
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that ]
cannot afford to credit them out; therefor no
person need order them unless the money accome
panies the order JOHN C. RlVES