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PROSPECTUS FOR 1.-THE GLOBE. -
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
TINE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for A

THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
'fNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
Il renewal my proposals and preparations TO
spread its debates before the public. The success
which has hitherto attended ihis undertaking IL 10
hoped will continue, and enable me to pcrpetuate
the fuH history of the proceedings and discussions
oil the body on which the destiny OF the Republic
depends.
The adoption of Congress has given the q LOIS
an official character the reporter Of all that 10
said and done in the body. This sanction has been
voted at every successive session for many ycars,
and by members OF all 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 prcss through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views of the debates Of
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full aud exact official ports ofthe CONGRESSIONAL
GLoBg. The nasty, and in many nstanceser pdTts.
relations by telegraph of what occurs in Congress
supCrsCdC, Tor Che most part, the exact reports In
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
OF the press. Now the telegraph accounts with all
neutrality-suspicious. and variety Of colorings, take
the run u the country and no press but the otlcla
OF Cm-rcss ever publishes the full debate with
The pro" eedlngs Of both Houses unmutilated. In
deCi no newspaper can give them, and have room
for ADVERTISEMENTS and the miscellaneous matter
e5scntla 10 their existence. While, therefore, the
ph administers to the eager appetite OIL The
pubic tor Congress news, and meets the necessi-
Ncs OF the political prese, by furnishing rapidly
written epitume 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 het
Q ude and diversified accounts which, Tying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and 1t Is al
most in vain that nth puts on his boots to follow
still there are great many men oil leisure and
thought who Ii Ike to what is ctually said and
done in Congress, and tojudge for themselves.
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
gavanic batteries. There others, too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly PATRONAGE work
fl,ll nf he
great moving and controlling power of the Re
publ.
The undersigned has made preparation COM
mcnsurute 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 3,5OO
roya! Quarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type,
making volumes of near 900 pages each. re
reports FIR the last long session maj s. SOC roval
quarto pages, and were boun.. IN 1 volumes, ave
raging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| will publish ~ the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all ID "'s that may be passed during the ses-
sion, which hs not been done heretofore Althou Oh
THE will increase in small degree the expense of
the publication, the subsc ription price will be The
same that II has been for several yesrs past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superhre double royal sheet. II will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
crs, and &c altered by the speakers whenever they
tnake an alterations; the current OF the day.
and miscellaneous matter The main object for
publishing the daily paper ia to enable Members
80 see their remarks in it, and alter them If they
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL CLOSE 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 sIaal ii
type, (hrever and nparcil in qlarto form. each
Number containing sixteen royal cucrto pages
The speeches OF the Members, in THU FIRST for m
are sometimes condensed-the full report of the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APpEN
DIX. All resolutions. rotons, and other proceed
tngs, are given in the form OF the Journals wit
the yeas aud nays on every important question.
Inc AfrENplx IS made up of the Presidents An
Aiai Message the Reports of the principal Officers
OF the Government that accompany il, and all
Speeches Of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. 1t is printed in the came form
as the CoNs sEssioSAL GLusE, nd usually makes
about the same number OF pages during a session.
During the first month or SIX weeks Of session.
there IS rarely more business done than will mai
SWo numbers II weck-ouc Of T. CoNaREsstoNAL
GLOBE and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
unainder OF a session there ID usually sufficient
matter for two or three numbers Of each every
week ] he next session will be unusually intereat-
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNeREssIoNAL
GLOBE and Appendix together will make at lea at
$500 large quarto pages, printed in email type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end o: session.
Will cndeavor to print sufficient number
of surpus copies to supply all that may be mscar
RED, or lost in the mails but subscribers should
be very particular to file their papers carefully for
fear that | should not be able &c supply ell the
fostnu,ubers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for it will be re-
funded TO thcm whenever they return the numbers
which may have been received by them. l will!
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes of the CoNGREssoNAL G. LOB p
Or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes of the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
S 5 volume bound, which it is probable will b..
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will
them no doubt, command at least s 10 a volume,
RS they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There arc % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY q LOBE during the ses j.
For copy of the Cong EssIoNA G LOBE
during the session Observation-Disclosures. 90
For copy OF the APPENDIX during the
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insure
oil the numbers.
The prices for these papers so low that can
not afford TO credit them out; therefore person
need order them unlcss the money accompanies the
order. JOHN C.. RIVES
WAsHISa7oS CITY, October II, 1851.
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