The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-24
PR OS PECTUS
THE GLODE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER

ldE GLUBE-IHE CONGkESbIONAL NEWS
PAPER.
| The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread its
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it 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 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 al every successive session for many
years, and by members of ali parties. The press,
too, Of all parties has borne testimony to the fdel-
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled to omit,
for want OF room, page of notices which are in
Typ,
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-
eREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er parte, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs IN Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds or the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their mperfections
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
ters to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapdy-written eptome
suited to the taste Of its PATRONS perfect informa-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
shed. The circulation of the Official reports has
been, to some extent, cut Off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and 1t is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are u great many men OF leisure and thought who
like TO what is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to judge for themselves, rather than to
| receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teres. There others, too who, for the sake
of the future, willing y patronze work which
preserves n full record of the doings of the great
| moving and controlling power of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations COM
mensurate with the increased importance of the
duty he has undertaken the only reporter and
publisher Of the complete debates and proceedings
| OF both Houses Of Congress. The coming aes
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal qusrlo pages of brsyier and nonparei type
4 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 ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the
| 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 that it has been for several years
past.
| The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet 1t will
| ~, toa tb
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 their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
| CONGREGATIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
! The CoNGRE ssioNAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
| and printed double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil,) in qunrto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
| pages The speeches of the Members, in this first
form, are sometime condensed--the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ap-
| pENDIx. All resolutions, motions, and 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 President g
Annual Message. the Reports of the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany It, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during a session.
During the first month or six weeks Of ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week--one Of the CONGRESS
srowAL 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 Cow
cREssIoHAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brever and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surpluscopes to supply all that may be miscarried,
or lost 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 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 previous volumes OF
the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, nd
will thank any person who will let me have them.
| have few copies Of the back volumes Of the
CovGREssroNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale al
IS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt, command at least $40 volume
ms they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses
sion IS 0C
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session :. 100
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 900
The money may be RENTED by mail atmy risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are 30 low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panIes the order. JOHN . RlVES