Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-05-02
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
Weekly Newspaper to be published II
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OF THE

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Weekly Newspaper to be published IN
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held Superin-
tendeni of the United States Census, intends 10
devote himself to the control and management OF
the REVIEW, of which, for the last nine years he
has been the editor and proprietor, and TO the
publication in the City of Washington of aweekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper will consist, in part,
of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly OF other original hte-
rary, educational, INDUSTRIAL and miscellaneous
matters including dgests 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 pubic 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 VIII be, through careful editorial
management au3 arge and well selected cor
respondence, 10 establish al the seat OF govern
ment a Family Newspaper which shall he adapted
10 the wants of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending ,bs rights and sovereignty
OF the Staies.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material OF every
kind through the action Of the Smithsonian lnsti.
tuition. the Patent Office, and the National Agrl-
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty 10 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. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience ofbinding,
and similar in style to the New York Albion.
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To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, post Office,
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To Subscribers of DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review aud Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness OF the RE.
VIEW, which has now acquired a very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 to lao or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
uors.
A month"; istorical digest OF events will be
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscriptions price OF the REVIEW VIII re-
main at 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 more OF the subjects TO
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation to make
a separate publication OF the matter relating TO
Agrieuhuye another of that relating TO MaRgfoc-
turss; rthird o Internal improvements fourth
10 Commerce; and 9th to Education and Letters
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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
10 thirty.two pages constituting 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 REVIEW itself
will show them ~ al ofths departments of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
| before al New Orleans though branch will be
located al Washington, which viii be also the
main Office Of the other Journals, and may be
addresse ed at all times in regard 10 them. The
psrticular address OF the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
| 10 time, in the work.
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| WAsHlSeToN Nov. 26, 1854.
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