The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-10
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THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER

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THE GLoBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER.
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
| of my proposals and preparations to spread lis
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
| continue, and enable me to perpetuete 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 the fidel-
| ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, submitted in proof of it's fulIness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l 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 tee-
| graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates ofCongress, renders more important than
ever the full and official reports of the Cow
oREssioNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances &c parte, relations by telegraph Of what
| occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part
| the axsct reports taken down bv reporters, and
winch formerly, In shape more Or less abbre-
! waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfecrions
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
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 dfninis-
tiers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities Of the political
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suited to the taste of Its Patrons perfect nforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
lshed. The circulation of the Official reports has
| been, TO some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, flying along the electric
W res, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost IN vain
that truth puts on hs boots to follow. Still there
are great many men OF leisure and thought who
like to see W at is &C ually said and done in Con-
gress, and to judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, Tor the sake
of the future, willing y patronize work which
preserves full record of the doings of the great
moving and controlling power Of the Republic
| The undersigned has made prepa rntIons com,
'mensurate with the increased Importance of the
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proc eedine 9
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming SEES
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
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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 974 royal quar,o pages each.
| will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the 'pes
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 a superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers and as sllered 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 see their remarks in it, and alter them ifhey
shall think proper before they published in the
CoNcnEssioNAL GLOBE 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 small
type, (brevier and nonparell,O 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-
PENpIx. 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 II, 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 SEES Ion
During the first month or six weeks Of ses-
sion, there is parely more business done than will
make two numbers IL week--one of the CoNoREs-
sIogAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder OF Il session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers of each
every week. The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Con-
cREssIoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pnges, printed in
small type-brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surplus copies TO supply all that may be miscarried
or lost in the mails /; 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, ana
will thank any person who will let me have them
have a few copies Of the back volumes or the
Co cREsMoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
As a volume bound, which 1t Is probable will be
dsposed Of soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least 3 lO volume,
as thew cannot be reprinted for less Than that sum.
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
sion =. IS 90
For one copy Of the CoNcREssioNAL GLOBE
during the session 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session w
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where subscriber resides viii
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthes,, to insure
all the numbers.