The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-14
PR OSPE TU S
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER


PAPER.
THE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread rs
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 hde
ity with which the duty thus confded 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 III
type
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 the Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er pnfe, relations by telegraph or what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down by reporters, and
winch formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
Waited went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with ell their imperfectons
and variety colorings, 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 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
to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
| news, and meets the necessities OF the political
press, by furnishing rapidly written eptome
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa-
| ri Of, uhat N COnUreaa greatly uImln-
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
wires, satisfies curiosity, and 1t is almost IN VAIN
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are great many men ofleisure 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
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
| of the future, willingly pntronlze work which
preservesa 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 tn
| duty he has undertaken 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, ant
the reports will not be comprised in less than 350
royal auarto pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes Of near 800 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.
| will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the SEES
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 a 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 objecI
| for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers to see their remarks in it, and alter them ifhey
shall think proper before they are published in the
| PROFESSIONAL GLoBE and APPENDIX.
| The CONGRESSIONAL 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 SOM time 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 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 session.
| During the first month or six weeks of u ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers u week--one of the CONGRESS
| SOCIAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder Of a session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers of each
| every week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that the Con-
oREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type--brevier and DonpareI. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end or session.
We will endeavor to print sufficient number o
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 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 CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have few copies of the back volumes of the
CoNeREssioNAL GLoEE and APPENDIX for sale at
As a volume bound, which it is probable will he
disposed of soon and when they are, they will
them no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot he reprinted for less than that sum
There are IS back volumes
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GiopE during the ses-
sion IS 90
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL clone
during the session 800
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 300l
The money may be RENTED by mail at my r'sk
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reac !
here by the 18th December, nj furthest, to Insul,
" The prices for lese papers are SO low tina, l
cannot afford to ctedt them out therefore N
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order JOHN G. RlVES