The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-30
PR OSP ECTUS
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 lis
debates before The public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it 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 fdel-
ty 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 fulness, 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
ever 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 q 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 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 the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidy-written epitome
suited the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimin-
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 il is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow Stil there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like TO see wi at is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for themselves, rather than to
| receive Impressions altogether from galvanc bat
| teries. There others, too, who, for the sake
Of the future, willingly patronlze work which
preserves 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 III.
duty he has undertaken as the only reporter and
publisher OF the complete debates and proceedings
OF both Houses Of Congress. The coming
sion viii probably be extended nine months, ane
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal uuarto pages of brewer and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 800 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1886
royn qunrto 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 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 il has been for several years
past.
The DAmY GLOBE will he published during the
session on a super6ne double royal sheet. h win
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 their remarks in 1t, and alter them fthey
shall think proper before they are published in the
CoNeREssIoSAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CosGRLssiosAL GLoBE is made up of the
daily proceedings OF 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 CONFERENCE.-The full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
rEsDIx. All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedinys, are given in the form Of the Journals,
with the yea and nays on every i'm rtsnt ques-
The Appendix is made up OF the Presidents
Annual Message, the Reports Of the principal
Officers of the Government that accompany u, and
all Speeches Of Members Of Congress, written
out or revised by themselves. IL is printed in the
same form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and
usually makes about the same number or pages
during a session.
During the FIRST month or six weeks Of
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers a week-oDe Of the CoxeREs-
s,os;AI, GLoBE and one OF the APPENDrx but dur
ing the remainder OF session, mere 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
o.. nd her WI
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed ia
ANAL tvpe--breyier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both ut the end OF session.
we will endeavor to print sufficient number o
surplus copies supply all that may be mlscarred,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
verv particular 10 ale their papers carefully, for
fear that we should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
II subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for 1t will be re-
funded to them whenever hey return me numbers
which have been received by them. will give
the emancipation price for any previous volumes Of
The CoSeREssIoNAL GLOBE or the APPENDIX, and
will thank any person who will let me have them.
have few copies Of the back volumes of the
CoSeREssioSAL GLoRE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS a volume bound, which 1t is probable will be
disposed OF soon and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum
There are IS back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DALr GlosE during the ses-
sion ~. SIS 90
For one copy Of the fOSehEssroSAL GLoss
uuflTg rcsStun y w
For one copy Of the Appendix during the
session 49,. 800
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
Bank notes current where subscriber resides will
be received at par. Subscriptions should reacl
here by the 18th December, at furthest, 10 inssss
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low thatI
cannot afford to credit them out; therefore no
person need order them unless the money accom-
panies the order JOHN G. RlVES