Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-05-06
PROSPECTUS
OF THE


UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as sSuperin-
tendeni of the United States Census, intends to
devote himself 10 the control and management OF
the REVIEW of which, for the last nine years, he
has been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City Of Washington of weekly
newspaper with the above ttle
The material for this paper will consist, in part
Of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW but mainly of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters including digests OF the current events OF
the day home and foreign; the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts Of the Government; lite
| rary and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
Of public men; digest of official reports State and
Federal; the state OF the markets in the several
arge cities; the progress and prospects OF crops;
supply, demand, prices, etc; the increase of the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object win be, through careful editorial
management and 'arge and well selected cor
respondence, to establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants of every community; impsrting
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
OF the States.
The City OF Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material Of every.
-. - In
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government from its cont
guilty TO the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of its success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in Ayle TO the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers OF DKBow's RKyrKw, not in
arrears the Review aud Times together, S6 in
advance
Advertisements accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness of the Re-
VIEW, which has now acquireda very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 TO 14o
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps OF contribu
,ors.
A month"; istorical digest Of events will be
embraced 10 rs pages, valuable for future refer
cnce.
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re-
main al S5 per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class OF persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in
formation upon one or more Of the subjects TO
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation TO make
n separate publication Of the matter relating TO
Agriculture, smother of that relating 10 Manigae-
tpres; third % Internal Jyiprovemenfsj fourth
to Commerce; and a fifth TO Ed1oafion and Letters.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at sI per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume OF $50 pages each, showing al single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department., in
our own country and abroad, as the REvrEw itself
will show them ia all oflhs departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's RKvIKw will remain
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office OF the other Journals, and may be
address ed at all times in regard to them. The
particular address OF the editor, whether Wash
ngton or New Orleans, VIII be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
J. d. B. DEBoW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854
n@- DsBow's INDUSTRIAL REsouRcss, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth of the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi.
ton, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
at the expense Of the authes