Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-01-29

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The approach of Congress calls for
the renewal of my proposals and prepa-
ratons to spread lis debates before The
public. The success which has hitler
10 attended his undertaking it is hoped
will conunie, and enable me to perpetu
ate The full history of The proceedings
and discussions OF that body on which
The destiny of the Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has given
he GLOBE an official character az the re,
porter oi I'LL that is said and done in the
body. This sanction has been voted al
every successive session for maby wears,
and by members Of all parties. The
press, too. of all parties has borne testi
mony 10 the fidelity with which the du-
~ thus confided has been performed. -
The annexed notices, taken at random
rom the general expression in favor Of
of the work, are submitted in proof of
Its fullness, fairness, and usefulness. I
am compelled TO omit for want of room,
a page Of notices which are in type.
The great celebrity with which the let
ter writers for the distan. press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried ac.
counts and views of the debates of Con.
gress, renders more important than ever
the full and exact official reports OF the
Congressional Globe. The hasty, and
IN many instances ex parte, relations by
telegraph of what OCCURS i'm Congress
supersede, for the most part, the exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in a shape more or less
abbreviated, wentshe rounds OF the press.
Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperieciions and variety of color
ings, take the run OF the country, and no
press but the official Of Congress ever
published The full debate with the pro-
ceedings of both houses unmutilated. -
Indeed, no newspaper can give them,
and have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter essential to their
existence. While, therefore, the ,ele-
graph administers TO the eager appetite
OF The public for Congress news and
meets the necessities of The political
press, by furnishing ragidly- written
epiiome 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, tosome extent, cut off by the crude
and diversified accounts which, flying
along the electric wires. satisfies curiosi-
ty, and it is almost in VAN 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 Congress, 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 patron
ize work which preserves full record
of the dolngs OF the moving and con,roll-
ing power Of the Republic.
II there ever was time when the ac-
lion of Congress should be look ed 10 and
thoroughly studied, by the patriotic of
all parties, itcertainly approaches with
the mex. Congress. The Government.
takes new departure with the next SEES
sion, and how it is to work out the ar
rangements made 10 pacify the troubles
with which il mas labored remains to be
seen. The succession to the Presidency
will form leading consideration in eye-
ry movement at the next session, and
there will scarcely be measure introdu-
ced, or speech made, that will not have
some bearing on that all-absorbirg ques-
lion. II national conventions of the res
pectiye parties are called together 10
dominate the candidates of each, the
Congress which precedes these conven-
lions always seizes The occasion, by an
iicipalion. 10 discuss, in connection with
public measures, the merits of the men
looked TO, to give them effect in the adj.
ministration. If the people, then would
have their share in the choice of their
first func,ionaries, they ought to study
well the character of candidates as de-
yeloped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prepare
tons commensurate with the increased
importance Of the duty he has underta-
ken as the only reporter and publisher
OF the complete debates and proceedings
of both Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months. and the reports will not be
comprised in less than $500 royal quar-
TO pages OF BREWER and nonpareil type
making 4 volumes of near 900 pages
each. The reports for the last long SEES
sion made 1896 royal quarto pages, and
were bound in four volumes, averaging
974 royal quarto pages each.
! will publish in the Appendix for the
next session all laws tina, may be passed
during the session, which has not been
done heretofore. Although this viii in
crease in no small degree the expense Of
the publication, the subscription price
will be- the same that il has been several
years mast