The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-03
PR OS ECTU S
THE GLODE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
PAPER


THE GLODE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PAPER.
The approach of Congress calls for the renewal
of my proposals and preparations to spread It's
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it il hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuete the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
pends
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 fdel
ity with which the duty thus confded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of it's flness, fair
ness, and usefulness. l am compelled to omit,
for want of room, page of notices which are in
TYPED
lie great celebrity with which the letter-wrters
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 er parie, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part,
the eyact reports taken down by reporters, and
winch formerly, IN shape more 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 no press but the official of Congress ever
publishes the fun 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
ers to the eager appetite ofthe public for Congress
news, and meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing rapid written epitome
al of info
ton of what passes in Congress il greatly dimn-
shed. 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 it is almost in vain
that truth puts on hR boots to follow. Still there
are great many men ofleisure and thought who
like to what il actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to Judge for Themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teres. There others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize II work which
preserves full record Of the d0ings 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 az the only reporter and
publisher of the complete debates and proceedings
OF both Houses of Congress. The coming
sion will probably be extended nine months, anc
the reports will not be comprised in less than 350G
royal quarto 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 ga royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next ses-
sion all laws that may be passed during the
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 that it has been for several years
past.
The DAILY GLOBE will be published during the
session on u superine double royal sheet 1t will
contain the debates 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 published in the
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX.
The CoNGREssONAL 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 condensed-the full report OF
the prepared speeches being reserved for the Ar
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 GLosE, and
usually makes about the same number Of pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks Of
sion, there is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers d week-one OF the CONGRESS
sIoEAL GLOBE and one Of the APPENDIX; but dur
ing the remainder Of a session, there IS usually
sufficient matter for two or three numbers OF each
every week. The next session will be unusually
therefore, we calculate that the Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX together will
make at least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small type--brevier and nonparei. We furnish
Indexes to both at the end Of session.
We will endeavor TO PRINT a sufficient number o
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
-ear that we should not be able to supply all the
ost numbers.
Ii subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for it will be re-
unded to them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. will give
ne subscription price for any previous volumes Of
ne CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE or the APPeNpx, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
| have few copies Of the back volumes of the
20 NGREssfoNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
s a volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon and when they are, they wiis
hen, no doubt command at least $40 volume,
- thew cannot be reprinted for less than that sum
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS
For one copy of the DA'LY GioRE during the ses-
sion IS 90
Cor one copy of the CONoREssioNAL GLoBs
during the session 800
FOR one copy of the APPENDIX dusiHg the
session 3 90.
The money may be remistsa by mail at my risk.
tank notes current where q subscriber resides will
e received at par. Subscriptions should reac'
ere by the 18th December at furthest, to insIss
Il the numbers
The prices for these papers 80 low that +
annot afford 10 credit them out {; therefore no.
erson need order them unless the money accom-
anies the order JOHN c. RIVES