Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-05-29
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper TO be published In
XashIuvton Ctty.
or TIIE


UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper TO be Published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held a. Superin-
iendeni of the United States Census, intends 10
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 title.
The material for this paper viii consist, in part,
of selections extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly Of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digests of the 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
arse cities; the progress and prospects OF crops
supply demand, prices, etc. the Increase of the
country shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object vii, be, through careful editorial
dFSc dHu WelfseieGlcu COT-
respondence, 10 establish al the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to The wants Of every community; imparting
musement aud information, and political, only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
ofthe States.
The City of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action Of the Smithsonian Ins.
cultural Conventions etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from lis cont
guilty 10 the large commerclal 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 lis success have already been received twill
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion
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To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS AT post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
In order 10 increase the usefulness OF the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 10 l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps of contribu
,ors.
A month"; istorical digest of events will be
embraced in as pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price the REVIEW will re-
main al SIS 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 10 make
separate publication Of the matter relating 10
agriculture, smother of that relating 10 MamHae-
tures; third o Internal Improvements; fourth
TO Commerce; and ftth TO Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume of 500 pages each, showing at single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in tte particular department, IN
cur own country and abroad, the REVIEW Itself
will show them ia all ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain az
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
located al Washington, WHICH wall be also the
main Office OF the other Journals end may be
addressed al all times in regard 10 them. The
particular address OF he editor, whether Wash
lngton or New Orleans will be furnished from lime
TO time, in the work.
j. d. 3. DEBoW.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20, 1854.
ES- DE3ows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth OF the United States 500 pages royal
octave double columns, clear print, library edl-
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