Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-04-08
PROSPECTUS
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESS
SIGNAL NEWSPAPER.


The approach Of Congress calls for
the renewal of my proposals and prepa-
rations to spread Its debates before the
public. The success which has hitler
to attended this undertaking it is hoped
will continue, and enable me TO perpetu-
ate the full history Of the proceedings
and discussions of that body on which
the destiny Of the Republic depends.
The adoption of Congress has given
the GLOBE an official character ac the re-
porter OF all that is said and done in the
body. This sanction has been voted a,
every successive session for many years,
and by members of all parties. The
press, too, of all parties has borne tesli-
mony TO the fidelity with which the du-
ty thus contided has been perfrmed.-
The annexed notices, taken at random
from the general expression in favor OF
of the work, are submitted in proof OF
its fullness, fairness, and usefulness.
am compelled TO omi, for wan, of room,
a page of notices which are in type.
The great celebrity with which the let
,er-wrlters for The distant press circulate
through the telegraph their hurried &C.
counts and views of the debates of Con
gress, renders more importan! than ever
| the full and exact official reports OF the
Congressional Globe. The hasty, and
in many instances ex parte, relations by
telegraph of what OCCURS in Congress
supersede, for the most part, the exact
reports taken down by reporters, and
which formerly, in shape more or less
abbreviated, wentthe rounds of the press.
| Now the telegraph accounts, with all
their imperlections and variety of color
ings, take the run Of the country, and no
press bat the official of congress even
published the full debate with The pro-
ceedings of both houses unmutilaied. -
Indeed, no newspaper can give them,
and have room for advertisements and
miscellaneous matter essential to their
existence. While, therefore, the ,ele.
graph administers 10 the eager appetite
of the public for Congress news and
meets the necessities of the political
press, by furnishing ragidiy-written
epitome suited 10 the taste CT its patrons,
perfect information of wha. passes in
| Congress is greatly diminished. The
circulation of the official reports has
been, 10 some extent, Gu. off by the crude
aud diversified accounts which, flying
along the electric wires. satisfies curiosi.
ty, and it is almost in vaia tina, truth
puts on his boots 10 follow. Sill there
are great many men of leisure and
| thought who like to see what is actually
said and done in Congress, and to Judge
for themselves, rather than to receive
impressions altogether from galyanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for
the sake OF the future, willingly patron.
ize work which preserves full record
of the doings OF the moving and controll-
ing power of the Republic.
II there ever was time when the ac-
ton of Congress should be looked to and
thoroughly studied, by the patriotic OF
all parties, il certainly approaches with
the mex. Congress. The Government
takes new departure with the next ses-
sion, and how it is TO work out the ar.
rangements made TO pacily the troubles
with which it has labored remains to be
seen. The succession to the Presidency
will form leading consideration in eve
ry movement at the next session, and
there viii scarcely be measure introdu,
ced, or a speech made, tina, will not have
some bearing on that all-absorbirg ques.
| III Is al,
pective parties are called together to
dominate the candidates of each, the
Congress which preccdes these conveu,
tions always seizes the occasion, by an
,icipation, to discuss, in connection with
public measures, the merits of the men
looked 10, 10 give them effect in the ad.
ministra,ion. If the people, then would
have their share in the choice of their
first functionaries, they ought to study
well the character of candidates as de.
veloped by themselves, or their enemies
in Congress.
The undersigned has made prepare.
tons commensurate with the increased
Importance OF the duty he has under,a-
ken as the only reporter and publisher
OF the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses Of Congress. The CO.
ming session will probably be extended
nine months, and The reports will not be
comprised in less than $500 royal quar-
to pages of BREWER and nonpareil type
making volumes of near 900 pages
each. The reports for the last long ses-
sion made 1895 royal quario pages. and
were bound in four volumes, averaging
974 royal quarto pages each.
will publish in the Appendix for the
next session all laws tina, may be passed
during the session, which has not been
done heretofore. Although this will in
crease in no small degree the expense OF
the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that il has been several
years past.
The Daily Globe will be published
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