The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-19
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OF
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
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uepdtes before Inc pubic. Inc success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking 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-
ponds.
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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 all parties. The press,
too, Of all parties has borne testimony to the del-
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work. 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 letter-writers
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 Cow
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances 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 Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfectons
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
to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities Of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-written epitome
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
wres satisfies curiosity, and il is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots TO follow SUI there
like to see Yfat is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and TO judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries. There are Others. too, who, for the sake
Of the future, willingly patronize work which
preserves full record Of the doings Of the great
moving and controlling power Of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations eszn.
mensurate with the increased Importance ofthe
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter and
publisher OF the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses Of Congress. The coming SEES
sion 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 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPESpn for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
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 DliLY GLopE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news Of The
A., .nH ,afa Ian Tbe ma chi erf
for publishing the daily paper is, TO enable Mem
bers TO see their remarks in IT, and alter them fthey
sha think proper before they are published in the
CoxsREssIosAL GLoBE snd APrEsDn.
The CoSeREssiosAL GLOBE is made up OF the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses Of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareIl,) in qusrto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages. The speeches Of the Members, in this first
form, are sometime CONFERENCE.-The full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved fop the AP-
pESDix. 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 Presidents
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 is printed in the
same form rs the CoSeREsaosAL GLoBE, and
usually makes ABOUT tne same numDtr OF pages
during a ses, ion.
During the fret month or six weeks OF a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a week-ope Of the CoreREs-
sIoxaL GLoBE and one Of the APPENDIX !. but dur
ing the remainder Of a 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 CON-
eREsaoskI GLoBr and APPEspix together wall
make at least $500 large quarto Psges, printed ~
small tvpe--breyier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes 20 both at the end OF session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies to supply oil that may De miscaf,ieu
=, tost In The mails but subscribers should be
vsrv psrticuar to file their papers carefully, for
feaf thar we should not be able TO supply all the
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work, the money paid by them for II 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 CoxeRrssIosAL GLoBE or the APPEsDix, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have a few copies Of the back volumes OF the
CoSesrsuoN.L CLOSE and APPENDIX for sale at
Is volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt, command at least 80 a volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
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sion u. IS 90
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during the session 800
For one copy Of the Appendix during the
session 900
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