The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-24
PROSPECTUS FOR "THE GLOBE"

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
YJNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
renewal fmy 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
depends.
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 at every successive session for many years.
and by members of oil parties. The press, too, OF
all parties, has borne testimony to the fidelity with
which the duty thus confided has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writer's
for the distant press circulate through etelegraph
their hurried accounts and views of the debates of
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports ofthe CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty, and in many instances e1 parts,
relations by telegraph Of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports ta-
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in q
shape more sor less abbreviated, went the rounds
OF the press Now the telegraph accounts, with an
their imperfectons and variety of colorings, take
the Of the country, and press but the official
of Congress publishes the full debate with
the proceedings of both Houses unmutilated In
deed, no newspaper give them, and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential to their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public for Congress news, and meets the necessi-
ties of the political press, by furnishing rapidly
written epitome 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, cut OIL by the
crude and diversified accounts which, lying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is al
most in vain that truth puts his boots to follow.
Still there great many men OF leisure and
thought who like to see what is actually said and
done in Congress, and TO judge Tor themselves,
ratherthan to receive Impressions altogether from
galvanic batteries. There others, too who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronizca work
which preserves a full record of the dongs Of the
great moving and controlling power OF the Re-
public.
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 session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type,
making volumes OF near 900 pages each The
reports for the last long session made 1886 royal
quarto pages, and were bound IN volumes, ave-
raging 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 Although
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.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on a superfine double royal sheet. Ii will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and altered 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 Members
to their remarks in it, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they 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 (brever and nonparcil,) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
are sometimes conference.-the full report of the
prepare speeches being rescr~od tor the ArPsN-
DIX. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings, given in the form OF the Journals with
the yeas and nays every important question.
The APPENDIX is made up Of the Presidents An
nual Message, the Reports Of the principal Officers
of the Government that accompany 1t, and all
Speeches Of Members OF Congress, written out or
revised themselves. Ii is printed in the same form
as the CoreREssIoNAL q lobe, and usually makes
about the same number Of pages during a session.
During the first month or six weeks Of a session
there is rarely more business done than will make
two numbers a weck-one Of { e CoSoREssIosAL
GLoBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
mainder of a session there is usually sufficient
matter for two three numbers OF each every
week The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CONGRESSIONAL
GLoBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed in small type,
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes 10 both
will be furnished at the end OF a session.
will endeavor 10 print n sufficient number
of surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscar
ried, or ost in the mails but subscribers should
he very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that ] should not be able TO supply oil the
lost numbers.
IL subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for il will be re-
funded TO them whenever they return the numbers
which may have been received by them. ! will
give Subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes of the CoSGREssIoSAL GLoBE
the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
1 have a few copies Of the back volumes of the |
CoHGREssIosAL GLoBG and APPENDIX for sale at |
S5 volume bound, which IL is probable will be |
disposed of soon; and when they nre, they will |
then, no doubt, command at least : 10 n volume, |
they cannot be reprinted for css than that sum
There % back volumes.
TERMS. |
For one copy Of the DAILY GLOBE during the scs- |
sion. ............. so OO
For one copy OF the CONGRESSIONAL GLoBg
during the session n....................... 90 |
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session ......................... 90 \
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk. |
Bank notes current where a 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 thesc papers 30 low that lean
not afford to credit them out; therefore no person
need order them unless the money accompanies the |
order. JOHN G. RIVES. |
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