Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-13
PROSPECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESS
SIGNAL NEWSPAPER.

to attended this undertaking it is hoped
will continue, and enable me TO perpetu-
ate the full history of the proceedings
and discussions of that body on which
the destiny of the Republic depends.
The adoption Of ongfess has gwen
the GLOBE an official character ac the re-
porter Of all that is said and done in the
body. This sanction has been voted at
every successive session Tor many years,
and by members of all parties. The
press, too, of all parties has borne sesll-
mony TO the fidelity with which the du-
ty thus confded has been performed
| The annexed notices, taken at random
from the general expression in favor OF
of the work, are submitted in proof OF
its fullness, fairness, and usefulness. |
am compelled to omit for want of room,
a page of notices which are in type.
The great celebrity with which the let
ter. writer's for the dstan. press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried ac-
counts and views Of the debates OF Con
gress, renders more important than ever
the full and exact official reports OF the
Congressional Globe. The hasty, and
in many instances ex parte, relations by
telegraph of what occurs in Ongress
supersede, for the most part, the exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in a shape more or less
abbreviated, went the rounds of the press.
Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their mperfections and variety of color
| ings, take the run of the country, and no
press but the official of congress ever
published the full debate with the pro-
ceedings of both houses unmutila.ed.-
Indeed, no newspaper can give them,
and have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter essential to their
existence. While, therefore, the tele-
graph administers to the eager appetite
Of the public for Ongress news and
meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a ragdly-written
epiiome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect information of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
circulation of the official reports has
been, TO some extent, cutoff by the crude
and diversified accounts which, flying
along the electric wires. satisfies curiosi-
! ty, and il is almost in vala that truth
puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men Of leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually
said and done in Congress, and to judge
! for themselves, rather than to receive
impressions altogether from galsanic bat
terles. There are others, too, who, for
the sake OF the future, willingly patron
ize work which preserves "A full record
Of the doings OF the moving and con,roll-
ing power of the Republic.
If there ever was time when the ac-
ton of ongress should be looked to and
thoroughly studied, by the patriotic of
all parties, il certainly approaches with
the next olgrtss. The Government
takes new departure with the next ses-
sion, and how it is to work out the ar
Engagements made TO pacfy the troubles
with WHICH il has lab0red remains 70 be
seen. The succession to the Presidency
will form leading consideration in eve
ry movement at the next session, and
there will scarcely be measure in,rodu.
ced, or speech made, that will not have
some bearing on that all-absorbirg ques-
ton. II national conventions Of the res
peciive parties are called together to
dominate the candidates Of each, the
Congress which preccdes these conyen-
tons always seizes the occasion, by an
ticipation, 10 discuss, in connection with
| public measures, the merits of the men
looked to, to give them elFec, in the adj.
mlnlstrailon. If the people, then would
have their share in the choice of their
first functiOnaries, they ought to study
well the character of candidates as de-
veloped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prepare
lions commensurate with the increased
importance OF the duty he has underta-
ken as the only reporter and publisher
OF the complete debates and proceedings
OF both Houses of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months, and the reports will no. be
comprised in less than $500 royal quar-
TO pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 900 pages
each. The reports for the last long SEES
sion made 1896 royal qnarto pages, and
were bound in four volumes, averaging
974 royal qnarto pages each.
will publish in the Appendix for the
next session all laws that may be passed
during the session, which has not been
done heretofore. Although this will in
crease in no small degree the expense of
the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that it has been several
years past.
The Daily Globe will be published
during the session on superfne double
royal sheet. Ii will contain the debates
as taken down by the reporters, and as
altered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news
OF the day, and miscellaneous matter
The main objec, for publishing the daily
paper is, TO enable Members to see their
remarks in it, and alter them if they shall
think proper before they are published
IN the Congressional Globe and Appen-
dix.
The Congressional Globe is made up