Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-29
PROSPECTUS
OF THE

OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin
terdent 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 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 lite
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 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 TO date
The object VIII 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; imparting
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
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 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 It's success have already been received. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion,
Terms: SO PER ASSuM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, So 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 liz to lao
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of conribu
,ors.
A month"; istorical digest OF events will be
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price of the RKvtKw will re-
main at IS per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solici, in
formation upon one or more Of the subjects 10
which it is devoted il j. in contemplation TO make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agyienhure, another of that relating TO MannJao-
tures; n third % Hlternai improvements; fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth TO Education and Lrfers
These publications will be but departments ofihe
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at $ per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
to thirty.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing at single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in The particular department., ia
our own country aud abroad the REVIEW itseli
win show them in aH ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise
The Office OF DeBows REVIEW will remain as
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
located al Washington, which will be also the
main Office OF The other Journals, and may be
address. ed at all times ia regard to them. The
particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
J. d. 3. DEBow.
WAsHINeToN, Nov 20, 1854
nw~ DsBows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth Of the United States 500 pages royal
octavo double columns clear print, library edl-
tion, may still be ordered. Price SO delivered
at the expense Of the auther