The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-12
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THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER

THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER.
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread i,s
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.
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 fde
ity with which the duty thus con6ded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ram
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,
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 parte, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, In a shape less abbre-
telegraph accounts, with all their mperfections
and variety of colorings, take the run of the
try, and 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 admins
tiers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapdlywritten epitome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton Of what passes in Congress is greatly dmn-
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 a great many men ofleisure 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 gavanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
preserves full record Of the doings of thx 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 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 quariO 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 bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal quarto pages each.
| will publish in the APPENDix for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the
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 u 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
bers to see their remarks in and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL CLONE and APPENDIX.
The C0NGRE ssIoNAL GLOBE is made up Of the
daily proceedings Of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed double royal paper, with small
type, (brever and nonpareilO in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal qunrto
pages The speeches OF the Members, in this frs,
form, are sometme condensed-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
Officers of the Government that accompany 1t, 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 session.
During the first month or six weeks of a SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers d week-one OF the CoNGREs-
sIorAI 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-
OCCASIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brevier and nonpareil. W e furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end Of a session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number
surpuscopies 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.
IL subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for 1t will be re-
funded to them whenever they return the numb
which have been received by them. VIII give
the SUBSCRIPTION price for any previous volumes o.
the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX ana
will thank any person who will let me nave them.
have a few copies Of the back volumes OF the
Co>cREssoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX TOT sale at
Is volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then. no doubt command at least $40 a volume,
M thew cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
For one copy Of the CoNcREssIosAL GLOBE
during the session 300
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the