The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-01
PROSPECTUS FOR "rHE GLOBE"

PROSPECTUS FOR "THE GLOBE"
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
VNHE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
Il renewal of my proposals and preparations to
spread its debates before the public The success
which has hitherto attended this undertaking tits
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 all parties. The press, too, OF
all parties has borne testimony to the fidelity with
which the duty thus con6ded has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writer's
for tho distant press circulate through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates oi
Congress, renders more important than ever the
full and exact official reports Ofthe ConGR EssIoNAL
GLOBE. The hasty and in many instances eI parte,
relations by telegraph of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports tn
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, IN
shape moro or less abbreviated. went the rounds
of the press. Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperfections and variety OF colorings, take
of Congress over publishes the full debate with
the proceedings of both Houses unmutilated. In
deed, no newspaper can 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 eptome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect information of what passes in Congress is
greaty diminished. The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to some extent, cut on by the
crude and divers6ed accounts which, lying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity and it is al
most in vain that truth puts on bis 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
galvanc batteries There are others, too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronizea work
which preserves a full record OF the doings 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 as 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
royal quarto pages of BREWER and nonPareil type,
making volumes of near 900 pages each. The
reports for the last long session made S96 royal
quarto pages, and were bound IN 4 volumes ave-
raging 974 royal quartO pages each
will publish in the APPENpIx for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
sion, which hasnot 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 sevcrul years past
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session superfne double royal sheet. 1t VIII
contain the debates as 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 Tor
to see their remarks in il, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they published in the
CoNop EssIoNAL G LosE and Appendix.
The CoNG RRssIoNAL GLOBE 10 made up oil the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed q double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speeches of the Members, in this hrst form,
are sometimes conference.-the full report OF the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APPEs-
DIX All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings are given in the form OF the Journals, with
the yeas and nays on every important question:
The APPENDIX is made up OF the Presidenta An
nual Message, the Reports Of the principal Oicers
of the Government that accompany ~, eno an
revised themselves 10 printed in the same forrn
ms the CoNe kssioNAL GLoBE, and usually makes
about the same number Of pages during session
During the first month or six weeks oil session.
there il rarely more business done thpn will make
two numbers q week-one Of g CoSon EssIoSAL
GLoss and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
Inaindcr of a session there 10 usually sufficient
matter for two three numbers Of each every
week. The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNoa EssioNAL
GLosE and Appendix together will make at least
3 500 largo quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonpareil. Complete Indexes To both
will be furnished at the end Of scssion.
l will cndeavor to print a sufhcient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be mscar.
ried or lost in the mails; but subscribers should
lie very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that should not be able TO supply oil the
lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for 1t will be re-
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which may have been received by them. ! will
give subscribers the subscription price Tor any OF
the previous volumes OF the CoSe REssfoHAL q LosR
or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have a few copies OF the back volumes OF the
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