The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-29
PR PECTU S
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
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OF my proposals and preparations to spread its
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 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 con6ded has been
| performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression In favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of its fulness, 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 Con-
| GREssIoHAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
Instances er parte, relations by telegraph of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
winch formerly, In shape more less abbre-
Waited went the rounds of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and press but the official of Congress
publishes the full debate with the proceedings Of
both Houses unmutated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their
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 rapidly-wrltten 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
wires satisfies curiosity, and il is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots TO follow> Still there
are great many men of leisure and thought who
like TO wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress and TO Judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Expressions altogether nom galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
preservesA full record Of the doings OF the great
moving and controlling power Of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations com
menSuraie with the increased importance OF III.
duty he has undertaken the only reporter and
publisher Of the complete debates and proceedings
OF both Houses Of Congress. The coming
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 quarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging ga royal quarto pages each.
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
sion, which has not been done heretofore. Al
though this will increase ~ no small degree the
expense OF the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that il has been FOR several years
past.
The DAnY GLoBE will be published during the
session on a superfne double royel sheet. IL will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
trs and as sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news Of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main obieci
for publishing the daily paper ~, TO enable Mem.
bers 10 their remarks in il, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoEeREsuoEAL GLoHt and ArrENDn.
The CoEeREsmosAL GLoBE ~ made up Of the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses Of Congress
and printed on a double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpsreil,) IN quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages The speeches Of the Members, in this first
form, are sometims CONFERENCE.-The full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
rysDfx Al resolutions, motions, and other pro-
csedinya, are given in the form Of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on every important quss-
tion.
The Appendix is made up Of the President
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers ofthe Government that accompany n, and
ali Spesches Of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL "a printed in the
same form 90 the CoSeREssioslL GLoHE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during session.
during the first month or six weeks Of sss-
sion, there s rarely more business done Than will
make two numbers a week--ons Of tho COEeREs-
sogaI GLoRE and one Of the APFEEDN; bat dur
ing the remainder Of session, there ~ usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers Of each
every week. The next session viii be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Cow
oprsslosGI GIopr and APPrHDE together will
make at least $500 large quartz pages, printed in
small type-brevier aud onLareil. We furnish
complies Indexes 70 both at the end or session.
We will endesvor to print sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be mlscaTied,
or lost IN the mails bus subscribers should be
very particular 10 hle their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able 10 supply all the
lost numbers.
m Subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for II will be re-
funded 40 them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. J will give
the subscription price for sny previous volumes Of
the CosesEsaoSkL GLosE or the ArrtSDix, and
will thank any person who viii Jet me have them
havs few copies ~ the back volumes Of the
CoseREssfoNAL Glonv and APPENDIX for sale at
s. a volume bound, which It's probable Will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they VIII
then, no doubt, command At least $40 volume,
AZ they cannot be reprinted for less Than that sum
There are % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the DAnr GLoHf during the ses-
sion $500
For one copy Of The CoNeREsaoSAL Gross
during the session 3W
For one copy o. the Appendix during the
session 80. 80. 5W
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where a subscriber resides WI
be received at par. Subscriptions should reacl
here by the 18th December, at fnrthest, 70 insts,
all the numbers.
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cannot afford 70 credit them out therefor NO
person need order them unless The monsy.soeorns
psniss the order JOHN G. RIVRS