The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-05
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THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER

HE approach OF Congress calls tor the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread its
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking 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
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-
ity 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 fulness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are III
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-
eREssioNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances er pa'te, relations by telegraph or what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the exact reports taken down hv reporters, and
winch formerly, In shane more or less abbre-
viated, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety Of colorngs, take the run OF the coun-
try, and no press but the official of Congress ever
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their ex-
stence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
the eager appetite ofhe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapidly-written cpltome
suited to the taste of it's patrons, perfect lnforma-
ton of what passes in Congress is greatly dimn-
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 II Is almost In vain
| that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
| are great many men oflesure and thought who
like to see wi at is actually said and done IN Con-
gress and 10 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 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 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, ane
the reports will not be comprised in less than 35OG
royal uuariO 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 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 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 superhne double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates taken down 10y the report
ers and as sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. Inc nam ooIec'
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers to see their remarks IN H. and alter them ifthey
shall think proper before they published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE is made up of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress-
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brever and nonpareil,) IN quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quaro
pages The speeches Of the Members, IN this first
form are sometime condensed-the full report or
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
rENp,x All resolutions, motions, ana other pro-
ceedings, are given in the form OF the Journals
with the yeas and nays on every important ques-
ton. - :, i,
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 SEES
sion, there is rarely more business done hnn VIII
make two numbers week-one OF Inc CoNGFEs-r
sIoEAL GLOBE and one OF the APPENDIX OUT our-
ing the remainder Of session. there Is usua'iy
sufficient matter for two or three NUMBERS OF each
every week The next session VIII De unusually
interesting therefore, we calculate that tne CoH,
cRrssoNAL GLcBE and APPENDIX togetner VIII
make at least $500 large quarto pages, Prin'eu IN
and
comnlete Indexes TO both at the end OF session.
we will endea vor to print a sufficient number o
surnus copies to supply all that may be miscarried,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
verv particular to file their papers carefully, for
fe.r 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 CoNGREssroNAL GLOBE or the Appendix, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have few copies Of the back volumes or the
CovcREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
IS volume bound, which 1t is prooaole WIN oe DC
disposed OF soon and when they are 'ney WIN
then, no doubt, command at least sio vo'ui"e'
as they cannot be reprinted Tor less 'ii"n 'i"' SUN
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
sion g.. ri. 500
For one copy of the CoNcREssIosAL GLosE
during the session 800
For one copy of the APPENDIX during the
session 900
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk
Bank notes current where subscriber resides VIII
be received at par. Subscriptions should reac'
here by the 18th December, at furthest, to lnsr.
all the numbers
The prices for these papers are so low that !
cannot afford to credit them out therefore o
person need order them unless the money accom-
paniea the ORDER JOHN c. RlVES