Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-21
PRo5eEcTUs FOR THE GLOBE.

The ur och Of Congress calls for the renewal of my
props and Preparations 70 spread rs debates DsiYls @
undertaking. it 10 hoped viii CONTINUES and enable me to
perpeiue the fuli history uf the prcecihps and die c;us
slols Of the body which the destiny OF the Repsbiic
The adoption of Congress has given the GLonE an
oicis character as the reporter OF MI that is said ans
done in the body This sanction has been voted at every
successive session for many yeats and by members of al
parties The press too, Of all parties has borne Testimony
to the fidelity with wch the duty thus conded has been
performed. :.
The celebrity with which the etterNyriters for the dis,
press circulate through tho telegraph their hurried
accounts and views of the debates d Congress reue.s
more important than the full aud exact ohca repo's
OF the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. The hasy, and IN many
instances PARrE feetious by telegraph OF whai occs
IN Congress supersede for the most part, tne eAct
n o ". pS o an" wl @ rounds Of the
Now the telegraph accounts, with OIL theit mlpeIiee'ns
ana variety m coarngs take upe run OF nbshes the fun
debate with the proceedngso OF both Houses uninuin'e.
Indeed no newspaper can give them, anu nase ;a ~
their existence While, therefore, the Telegraph ndnnis-
ters to the eager appetite Of he public or Congress news
and The necessities of the political press by furnish
ing rapidly written ept suited to the taste Of lis
patrons peffec. information Of what passes in Congress
is greatly diminished The circulation of the ohcin
reports ns been extent. OF by the Grade and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric wires
satisfies curiosity and is almost in vain that truth pnt
ON his boots to follow. Still there great many
Of leisure and thought who like what actually
sld ana done IN Congress, ana to Judge for themselves
rather than to receive impressions altogether frm gavan
c batteries. There are others, too, who for the sake of
the future willingly Pairomze work which preserves
full record of the dongs the great moving aud control
ling powers of the Republic.
If there was time when the action Of Congress
should o looked to and thoroughly studied hy the pairioc
of oil parties, certnny approaches with the next Cn
greks rue Uovernmem takes new departure wiih tne
next session. aud how it is work the arrangements
made to pacify the troubles with which it has labTed
remains to be seen The succession to the Presidency
VIII form leading consideration in every movement nj
the next session, and there viii scarcely be measure
introduced, OF speech made, that will not have some
bearing on that all-nbsoblng question Ii national con-
venions of the respective parties called together to
nominate the candidates of each, the Congress which
precedes the conventions always sezes tho OCCASION by
anticipation, tn discuss, in connection with public npi
sures the e the men looked 10 ts give them effect
in the administrator. If the people, then, would have
their sare in the chce Of their first fuictonaries they
ought TO study well the character Of canld,es as deve
oped by themselves their friends and their enemies IN
Congress The capital will he the rns'rum from which
the people Of The uuted sntes viii be addressed on the
subject Of the Chief Nngistracy and the important topics
connected with it, and the legislation of the there
will become the theme Of discussion in every state egs-
lature, Of country town and village meeting
throughout the Uron. How important. them docs it
become, that l aud impartial reports should he obtnnrd
Of tbs action Of body which will give impulse u tbs
Republic III career, and which, in very great
degree, influence the public mind In the choice of the
Chief Magistrate who TO carry out the viii ui the people
as constu.iunnly expressed
The undersigned has made prerarntions commensurate
with the increased Importance of the duty he has umeta-
ken as the only reporter and publisher of the complete
debates and proceedings of both Houses n Congress The
coming session viii probably he extended nine months
and the reports win not he comprised in less than $4,000
volumes OF near 9oo pages each The reports for the
last long session made 1896 royal pages and
honnd in four volumes, averaging Oh royal quart" pages
each
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next session. al
laws nt may be passed during the session. which has
been done heretofore. Although this will increase IN nc
small degree the expense of the publication thc suhscrip
tion price Will be the that has been for severa
The DAuY GLonE will be published during the session
on superGne double royal sheet. 1t win contain th'
debates nken down by the reporters, aud aere,
| alterations
the current Of the day and the mceaneOus matter
The main object for publishing daily parer is to ena
BILE Members their remarks in il. and aleg them
they shall think proper before they published in tn
Congressional Globe and Appendix.
The Congressional Globe is made up of the dly pro
ceedgs Of the two Houses Of Congress, mud printed al
II dOnbc royal paper with small type, (brsvier and non
pneii) N quarto i'rli % each nnlher cn"ing siAeg
this form are sometimes cundensed--thc full report
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Appendix
All RES 'utions nions aud other proceedings are give
IN the form of the Journals, with the yeas and nays
every important question.
The Appendix IS nude IN Of the Presidents Annu,
Message, the Reports Of the principal Officers OF t
Government that accompany it, and oil Speeches of Men
hers of Congress- written out or revised by themselves
1t is printed in the form the Congressional Gnl
and usually makes about the same number OF pages du
a session,
During the first month or SIX weeks of session, ther
4 is rarely business done than will make twn nun
bers week-one Of the Congressional Globe and on
of the Appendix, but during the remainder OF sessio
there Is usually sufficient nter ior two or hLee nunb
Of each and every week The next session win be
ally interesting therefore, c'lcuntc tnat Inc Cogre
y siona Globe and Appendix together will make at lea
5000 large quaro pages printed in small type-brey'
and nnnparel. Complete Indexes to both will be fu
nished at the end OF 4 session.
will ndelvor tn print a sufficient number Of snrplr
copies to supply AL that may be mscaried or st in Il
q mails but subscribers should he very particular fl
their papers carefully for fear that should not be alb
TO supply all the lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be sat SIZED with the work. ii
c money paid by them for it will be refunded to the
whenever they return the numbers which may have bee
S received by them win give subscribers the snsscrl
81, nf of The Con
grcssioml Globe or the Appendix, except for the a
session, and win thank any person who VIII let me has
1 them.
y have n few copies Of the hack volumes Of the Con
gressional Globe and Appendix for sale at s. voluu
bound which il is pTobable viii be disposed of s1oi
and when they are, they will them no donb command
at least $40 volume. they cannot be reprinted +
9 less than that There are 2j back volumes.
|. TERMS
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n For one copy of the Congressional Globe
q during the session,
For one copy of the Appendix during the
session,
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should reach here by the 18th December,
furthest to insure the number.
e The prices for these papers are so low that
II cannot afford to credit them ont +; therefore l
4 person need order them unless the money accor
panics the order.
JOHN c. RIvES.
d Washington City, Nov. 1851.
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