The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-06
PR OS ECTU S
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 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 de-
ponds.
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 hdel-
ty with which the duty thus cOnhded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor OF the
work, are submitted in proof Of its fullness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are in
TYPED
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 Con-
cREssloNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er parfe, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press Now the
| telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety ofcoorings, 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 unmutnted. 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
terra to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress-
news, and meets the necessities OF the political
press, by furnishing a rapidly-written epitome
suited TO the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dmn-
ished The circulation ofthe 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 ofeisure and thought who
like to see what is actually said and done in Con
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
| receive impressions altogether from galvanIc bat
teres. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize n work which
preservesn 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 th'
| 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, anc
the reports will not be comprised in less than 35Oe
royal quarto pages Of BREWER and nonpareil type
| making A volumes of near 900 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal uuarto 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 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 same that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on superfne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
ers, and 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 their remarks in it, and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNcREssloNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up Of the
daily proceedingsOf 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 fullreport Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
pENpux All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedngs, 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 1t, 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 or pages
during a session. :.
sion. there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week-one OF the CoNGREs-
SIGNAL GLOBE and one OF the APPENDIX put our
ing the remainder Of session, there ID 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-
curss,oNAI. GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type-brever and nonpnreit. we furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF a session.
We will endeavor to PRINT sufficient number
surplus copies 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.
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 CoNcREssIoNAL GLoBE or the APPENDIX, ana
will thank any person who will let me nave taem-
have few copies Of the back volumes OF the
Co CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX LOT saic az
as n volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed of soon ; and when they are, they will
,ben M doubt command at least $40 4 volume,
os thew cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes. heG
TERMS. at1a - n9
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the sess-
sion (. 80. (. $500
For one copy Of the CoNGREssroNAL GLoBx
during the session . 800
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the
session 800
The money may be RENTED by mail atmy risk;
Bank notes current where IA 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 ina,
cannot afford to credit them out; therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
paniss the order JOHN C. RlVES