The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-13
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THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER

THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER.
| The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
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-
ponds.
The adoption Of Congress has given the GLOBE
an OFFICIAL character as 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 fdel
ity with which the duty thus confided has been
| performed The annexed notices, taken at ran
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 CLONE. The hasty, and in many
instances parie, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, IN a shape more or less abbre
waited, went the rounds OF the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, WIN all Lnelr ImperIectlOnS
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
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
tiers the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities Of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-writen epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons perfect lnforma
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 it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow Still there
are great many men ofleisurs 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 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
mensurate with the increased importance of tn
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, ant
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 auarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
| 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 same that it has been for several years
past.
/ The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet 1t will
| contain the debates taken down by the report
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 to their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CoNGREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
| The CoNGREssIoNA 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 nonpareil,) in quarto 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 Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports of the principal
Officers Of the Government that accompany 1t, and
all Speeches of Members of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. 1t is printed in the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during session.
| During the first month six weeks of ses-
sion. there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one of the CONGRESS
SIGNAL 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
eyery week The next session will be unusually
| interesting therefore, we calculate that the Cow
| carss1oNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type--brevier and nonpareIl. we furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF session.
| We will endeavor to print sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be mscarried,
| or lost in the mails I; 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, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes Of the
CoNcREssioNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
As a volume bound, which it is probable will he
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum
There are Is back volumes
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
sion IS 40
For one copy of the CoNGREss,oNAL GLOBE
during the session 300
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 49,. 300
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reac'
here by the 18th December, at furthest to ins,..,
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore no
nerson need order them unless the money accom- |