The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-09
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The GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
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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 It's
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it ID 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
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 to the ide-
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. ! am compelled to omit,
Tor want OF room, page of notices which are in
type
The great celebrity with which the letter-wrters
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 Cow
eREssioNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances CT parte, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, In shape more less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfectons
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
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
tiers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly written epitome
pd IN the no of f,at info
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 it 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 Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
preserves full record Of the doings of the great
moving and controlling power of the Republic. -
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 proc ceilings
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
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 974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
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 that has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session superfne double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates taken down by the report
ers, and as altered 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 ifthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE end APPENDIX.
The CoNGRE ss,oNAL 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 nonpareil,) 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 Ar-
pENDIx. 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 session.
During the first month SIX weeks of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers u week--one Of the CoNGREs-
srorAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX but dur
ing the remainder Of 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-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type--brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surpusc copies to supply all that may be miscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very psr;icuar to file their papArs 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, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have a few copies of the back volumes or the
GLOBE and APPENDIX fot sale at |
SIS volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they will
them no doubt, command at least $40 a 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 CoNcREsmosAL GLoBE
during the session . 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the