Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-05
PROSPECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGKEo-
SIGNAL NEWSPAPER.

SlON n N ShS'
The approach of Congress calls Tor
the renewal Of my proposals and prePa-
rations to spread It's debates before the
public. The success which has hitler
to attended this undertaking it is hoped
will continue, and enable me to perpetu-
ate the full history of the proceedings
and discussions of that body on which
the destiny Of the Republic depends.
The adoption Of Congress has given
the GLonE an official character ac the re-
porter 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 tesil-
mony TO the fidelity with which the du-
ty thus confded has been Performed
The annexed notices, taken at random
from the general expression in favor OF
of the work, are submitted in proof OF
its fullness, fairness, and usefulness. !
am compelled to omit for want of room,
a page Of notices which are in type.
The great celebrity with which the let
ter-writers for the distant press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried ac-
counts and views of the debates of Con-
gress, renders more important than ever
the full and exac, official reports Of the
Congressional Globe. The hasty, and
in many instances ex 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 a shape more or less
abbreviated, went the rounds Of the press.
Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperleciions and variety Of color
ings, take the rim of the country, and no
press but the official of Congress ever
published the full debate with the pro-
ceedings of both houses unmutilated. -
Indeed, no newspaper can give them,
and have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter essential to their
existence. While, therefore, the tele-
graph administers to the eager appetite
of the public for Congress news and
meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing ragidly-written
epitome suited 10 the taste of its patrons,
perfect information of what passes in
Congress is greatly diminished. The
circulation of the official reports has
been, 10 some extent, cut off by the crude
and diversified accounts which, flying
along the electric wires. satisfies curiosi-
~, 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 see what is actually
said and done in Congress, and 10 Judge
for themselves, rather than TO receive
impressions altogether from galvanic bat
ieries. There are others, too, who, for
the sake OF The future, willingly patron
ize work which preserves full record
Of the dolngs Of the mo, ing and con,roll-
ing power of the Republic.
If there ever was time when the ac-
ton Of Congress should be looked to and
thoroughly studied, by the patriotic of
all parties, j, certainly approaches with
the next Congress. The Government
takes new departure with the next ses-
sion, and how il is 10 work out the ar
engagements made to pacily the troubles
with which il has labored remains TO be
seen. The succession TO the Presidency
will form leading consideration in eve-
ry movement at the next session, and
there will scarcely be measure introdu-
ced, or speech made, tina, will not have
some bearing on that all-absorbiEg ques-
ton p.,,au.l ,n,y.,,;on. ,bo -o,
pective parties are called together to
dominate the candidates of each, the
Congress which precedcs these conven-
,ions always seizes the occasion, by an
ticipation, to discuss, in connection with
public measures, the merits Of the men
looked TO, to give them effec.sin the ad-
ministraiion. If the people, then would
have their share in the choice Of their
first functionaries, they ought to study
well the character of candidates as de-
veloped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prepare
tons commensurate with the increased
importance Of the duty he has under,a-
ken as the only reporter and publisher
OF the complete debates and proceedings
of both Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months. and the reports will not be
comprised in less than $500 royal quar-
TO pages Of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 900 pages
each. The reports for the last long ses-
sion made 1896 royal quarto pages, and
were bound in four volumes, averaging
974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the Appendix for the
next session all laws that may be passed
during the session, which has not been
done heretofore. Although this will in
crease in no small degree the expense of
the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that il has been several
years past.