The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-24
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THE GLOBE-THa CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER

Of my propose preparations to spread It's
debates before In 1ubIic. The success which has
hitherto attene "a lis undertaking it is hoped will
continue, and enallie me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body OIL which the destiny of the RepIolic de-
ponds.
The :. ion of Congress has given the GLOBE
an Off ilaracter as the reporter of all that is
said al one in the body This sanction has
been votet ut every successive session for many
years, and by members of all parties. The press,
too, OF ell 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
type! !,
The great celebrity with which the Underwriters
for the distant press circulate through the tele-
graph their hurried accounts and views Of the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
the full and eXactofficia reports of the CON-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca parte, relations by telegraph of what
occurs n Congress supersede, for the most part,
the .rc reports taken down bv reporters, and
wt1cn iormerly, IN shape more lees abbre-
Waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run Of the
try, and no press but the official of Congress
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
to the eager appetite the public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidy-written eptome
suited TO the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
ished. 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 IL is almost in vain
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 Con-
gress, and to judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
Of the future, willingly natronlze a work which
preserves full record of the dongs of the great
moving and controlling power Of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations COM
IHensurate 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 ses-
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages Of brewer and nonpareii 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 ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 il has been for several years
past.
The DAnr GLoBE viii be published during he
session on a superfne double roy-l sheet. IL will
contain the debates az taken down by the report-
ere, and sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any II. frtions the current news OF th'
day, and nnsc-ilsneous matter. The main chico
for puhlis he daily paper IL, to enable Me
hers to remarks in II, and alter them Ifihsy
shall think ,o;er before they published ln tb'
CosGR.ssIoEAL GLOBE snd APPENDIX.
The CoNGa s~,oNAL GLOBE is made NJ of The
daily proct.di, gs Of the two Houses Of Congr-ss,
and printed IN double royal paper, with sn,r
type, (brevier and Donpareil,) in qusrto Tor
each number containing slxtees ,Noyal quar-
cages. The speeches Of the Memt 9s, IN this g..
form, are sometime condensed--the full report 81
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
PEspIx All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings, are given in the form Of the Journa',
with the yeas and nays on every important cues
tiOn.
The APPENDIX is made up OF the President
Annual Message, the Reports OF the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany ~, and
all Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL ~ printed IN the
same form es the CoNeREssIosAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number or pages
during a session.
During the first month or SIX weeks OF ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than viii
make two numbe-r week--one Of the CoseREs-
,,oyaI GLoBE ant e Of tie APPENDrx; but dur
ine The remainder = session, there is usually
sufficient matter r Two or three numbers Of each
every week Tb ut session will be unusually
Interesting therei'ce, we calculate that the Cow
eRrssIoSkL Gtosr and APrENpix ,oesther will
make at least 400 aTge qusrto pager, -irtsd IN
small type. BREWER and nonpareii We furnish
complete texes TO both at the end Of a session.
View sdeavor TO print a sufficient numoero
surplusct "a to supply allthat may De miscariea,
or lost IL re mails but subscribers snould De
fear that we should not be able TO supply al the
II snhscribers shall not be satisfied with he
work. the money paid by them for il viii be re-
funded to them wheneverthey return the numbers
which have beeD.received by them. l will give
The subscription price for any previous volumes Of
The CoxanEssiosAL GLOBE or the APrEsDix, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies Of the back volumes OF the
Co seREss,oNAL GrosE and AprEsDIx for sale at
IS volume bound, which II is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they viii
hen, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
rs they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There ar % back volumes.
TRRMS.
For opy Of the DAM 0IoBr during the ses,
For one COPY of the cosear.nosAl GLosr
during the session sW
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the -.
session
The money may be RENTED by mail atmy rss;
Bank notes current where subscriber resides VIII
be received at par. Subscriptions shoulo reaon
here bv the 18Th December, at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that
carno, afford 10 credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money secom-
t,.n;.s ,hs or,isr JOHN G. RlvES