The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-14
PROSPECTUS FOR ..rHE GLOBE"

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PROSPECTUS FOR .THE GLOBE"
THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWSPAPER.
VTNHE 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'll
hoped will continue, and enable me TO perpctuate |
the full history 1.-THE proceedings and discussions
OF the body on which the destiny OF the Republic
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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 fidelity with
which the duty thus confded has been performed.
The great celebrity with which the letter writer's
for the distant through the telegraph
their hurried accounts and views OF the debates OF
Congress-, renders more important than the
full and exact ofc ial reports fthe CONGRESSIONAL
GLOBE. The hasty and in many instances e1 parte,
relations by telegraph OF what occurs in Congress
snpersede, for the most part the exact reports ia
ken down by reporters, and which formerly, in u
shape more or less abbreviated, went the rounds
of the press Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their lmperiections and variety OF coorings, take
the run of thecountry, and press but the official
OF Congress ever publishes the full 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 for Congress- news, and meets the neceasl.
ties OF the political press, by furnishing rapidly
written epitome 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 het
orude and diversified accounts which, flying along
the electric wires, satisfies curiosity and it is al
most in vain that truth puts on his boots to follow.
Still there are great many men Of leisure and
thought who like to what ia actually said and
done in Congress, and tojudge for themselves,
rather than to receive impressions altogether from
galvanic batteries. There others, too, who, for
the sake of the future, willingly patronizea work
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 $500
royal quartz 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 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 been done heretofore. Although
this will increase in 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 superfine double royal sheet. 1t will
contain the debates as taken down by the report
crs and as altered 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 Members
to ace their remarks in it, and alter them if they
shall think proper before they published in the
CoSGREssioNAL g LOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGn EssIoNAL GLOBE ia made up OF the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonparei) in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
IF he INT Grcf
sometimes condensed-the full report of the
prepared speeches being reserved for the ApPEN
DIX. All resolutions, motions, and other proceed
ings, ere given in the form of the Journals, with
the yeas and nays on every important question.
The APPENDIX Is made up OF the Presidents An
nual Message, the Reports Of the principal Officers
Of the Government that accompany it, and all
Speeches of Members of Congress, written out or
revised themselves 1t 10 printed in the same form
rs the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE, and usually makes
about the same number Of pages during session.
During the first month or six weeks OF a session
there is rarely more business done than will make
two numbers wcek-one Of tie CONGRESSIONAL
GLosx aud one of the APPENDIX; but during the re-
malnder of a session there Ia usually sufficient
matter for two or three numbers OF each every
week. The next session will be unusually interest
ing; therefore calculate that the CoNeR EssIoNAL
GLOBE and APPENDIX together will make at least
$500 large quarto pages, printed in small type
BREWER and nonparcii. Complete Indexes to both
will be furnished at the end OF a session.
l will endeavor to print sufficient number
OF surplus copies to supply all that may pc mscar-
ricd, or lost in the mails but subscribers should
be very particular file their papers carefully, for
fear that I 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
funded to them whenever they return the numbers
which may have been received by them. l will
give subscribers the subscription price for any of
the previous volumes Of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
or the APPENDIX, except for the last session, and
will thank any person who viii let me have them.
have few copies of the back volumes of the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX for sale at
SIS volume bound, which it els probable will be
disposed of soon and when they arc, they will
then, no doubt, command at least $40 volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that
There are % back volumes.
TERMS.
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the ses-
For one copy of the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
during the session ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
For one copy OF the APPENDIX during the
The money may be RENTED by mail at my risk.
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 that lean
not afford to credit them out; therefore person
need order them unless the money accompanies the
order. JOHN q. RIVES.
WAsHiNaroN CRY, October II, 1851.
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