The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-11
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The GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
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debates before the public The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
| continue, and enable me to perpetuste 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 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 fide-
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 its fullness, 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
the full and exact official reports of the Con-
GREssiONAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances ca parte, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part
the exact 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 imperfections
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 unmutated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
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 rapdly-written 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
w;res satisfies curiosity and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are great many men Oflesure and thought who
like to see WI at is Gc,uay said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than
receive Impressions altogether from gavanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
Of the future, willingly ratronize work which
preservesa full record of the dongs of the great
moving and controlling power of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations pm
mensurate with the increased importance "i The
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter ind
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
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.
sion all laws that may be passed during the ses-
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 it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on Il superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and as sltered 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
shall think proper before they are published in the
CONVERSATIONAL GLoBE end APPENDIX.
The CoNGRE ssoNAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on a 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 conference.-the full report of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
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 rs the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during ses lon
During the first month or six weeks Of SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers Il week-one of the CONGRESS.
sIogAL GLOBE and ore 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 Cow
GREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevler and nonparell. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF u session.
We will endeavor to print a sufficient number
surplus copies to supply all that may be mscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that 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 few copies of the back volumes OF the
CoNcREssioNAL GroBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which 1t IS probable VIII be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they VIII
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less IMAM that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
sion 80. -. IS 90
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session 800
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session -. 800
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to insure
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order JOHN =" RlVES