The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-09
PROSPECTUS FOR "THE GLOBE"
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
FVNllE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for tn

fNOSPECTUS FOR "TIiE GLOBE,
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
VINliE APPROACH OF CONGRESS calls for the
i renewal of my proposals and preparations to
spread Its 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
depends
The adoption of Congress has given the GLOBE
an 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 fdehty with
which the duty thus ntided has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writer's
ior the distant press circulate through telegraph
their hurried accounts and views Of the debates of
Congress, renders more important than ever the
1ull and exact official reports OF the CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty, and in many instances eI pdrte,
relations by telegraph of what occurs in Congress
supersede, for the most part the exact reports ta
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
OF the press Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their ilnpcrfectons and variety of colorings, take
the run Of the country and no press but the Official
of Congress ever publishes the iull debate with
the proceedings Of both Houses unmutilated In
deed, no newspaper can give them, and have room
for advertisements and the miscellaneous matter
essential to their existence. While, therefore, the
telegraph administers to the eager appetite OF the
public Tor Congress news, and meets the necessl-
written epiome suited to the taste of its patrons,
perfect information of what passes in Congress is
greatly diminished. The circulation OF the official
reports has been, to some extent, cut OIL by the
crude and diversified accounts which, lying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is al
most in vain that truth puts on his boots to follow
Still there arc great many men OF leisure and
thought who like to what is actually said and
done in Congress, and to judge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
gavanic batteries. There are others, too, who, Tor
the sake of the future, willingly patronlze work
which preserves a full record of the doings OF the
great moving and controlling power OF the Re-
public.
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 session
will probably be extended nine months, and the
reports will not be comprised IN less than 5,5Oo
royal quarto pages Of brewer and nonpareH type,
making 4 volumes of near 900 pages each. The
reports for the last long session made $3.50 royal
quarto pages, and were bound In volumes, ave-
raging 974 royal quarto pages each
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
sion, which hasnot boen done heretofore. Although
tnis will increase no small degree the expense OF
the publication, the subscription price will be the
same that it has been FOR several years past.
The DAAY GLOBE will be published during the
session on 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 Tor
publishing the daily paper is 10 enable Members
10 their remarks in IL, and alter them II they
shall think proper before they published in the
CoNGREssIoSAL G LoBE and APPENDIX
The CoNeR REssIoSAL GLOBE is made up OF the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on n double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpare,) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quar!o pages
The speeches of the Members, in this first form,
sometimes conference.-the full report OF the
prepared speeches being reserved for the APPEs-
Dix. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings are given in the form OF the Journals, with
the yeas and nays every important question.
The Appendix is made up of the Presidents An
nual Message, the Reports of the principal Ohcers
of the Government that accompany II, and all
Speeches of Members Of Congress, written out or
revised themselves. IL is printed in the same form
as' the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number of pages during a session.
During the first month or six weeks OF session
there is rarely more business done than VIII make
two numbers a week-onc of q CoSGREssIoNAL
GLoBs and one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
Inander OF session there is usually sufficient
matter for two or three numbers OF each every
week The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoSoREssoNAL
GLOBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
brewer and nonpsreil, Complete Indexes TO both
will be furnished at the end OF session.
| will cndeavor 10 print sufficient number
of surplus copies 70 supply all that may be mlscar-
ricd, or lost in the mails; but subscribers should
be very particular TO file their papers carefully for
fear that | should not be able 20 supply all the
lustnumbcrs.
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 may have been received by them. will
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes Of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
or the APPENpIx, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
| have n few copcs of the back volumes OF the
CoNoREssioNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
8 s a volume bound, which II is probable will be
disposed of soon; and when they are, they will
then, no doubt command nt least 3 10 volume,
they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum.
There are IS back volumes.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
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For one copy of the CoNGREssIoSAL GLOBE
during the session ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
The money may be remittcd by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where a subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reach
here by the 18th December, at furthe9, to insure
ell the numbers.
The prices for these papers so low that can
not afford to credit them out; therefore person
need order them unlesB the money accompanies the
order. JOHN e. RlVES.
WAaulSoToS Cry, October II, 1851.
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