Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-20
PROSPECTUS
hpF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper 20 be published In
WashfuUtox. CITY,


UNITED STATES TIMES.
Weekly Newspaper 20 be published in
Warrington city.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for time held as Superin-
tendent 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 weekly
newspaper with the above title. c ,a
The material for this paper will consist, in part,
OF selections Or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, bui mainly OF other original lie
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digests ofthe current events Of
the day, home and foreign; the proceedings of
Congress and the acts Of the Government; lie
rary and scientific sketches and ESSAYS upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
fpubic men; digest Of Official reports, State and
Federal; the state of the markets in the several
large cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices, etc; the increase of the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those ofthe National Census always 10 date.
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large 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 II presents for obtaining material Of every
kind through the action Of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, etc.. and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government from its CONT
gully 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 ajournal, and ample guarantees
Of It's success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for The convenience Of binding,
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: 50 PER ANSuM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order to increase the usefulness Of the Re-
circulation, it will be enlarged from IL TO l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps of contribu
tors.
monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price of the REVIEW 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 solicit in
formation upon one more of the subjects to
which IL is devoted, IL is in contemplation TO make
separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agriculture; another of that relating 10 Manatac-
f,fres; third 10 Internal improvements a fourth
10 Comnasres; and a fifth 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 800 pages each, showing at a single
view and in 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 in all ofths departments of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Once of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office of the other Journals and NAV be
addressed at all times in 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. ID. B. DEBow
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1854.
gse- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
Handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth ofthe United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear PRINT, library edi-
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