Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-06
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published in
Washington City.
OF THE

UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published in
Washington Ctty.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for time held as Superln-
tendent 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 digests ofthe 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 and a large and well selected cor
ment Family Newspaper which shall he adapted
10 the wants Of every communiiyi impartlng
musement and information and POLITICAL only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rights aud 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 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 it, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. y will
be printed in folio Tor the convenience Of binding,
and similar ia style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms So PER ANNud, in advance.
To Clubs Of 10 sURscRIsEss al one post office.
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of UEBows REvrEw, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together. So in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order to 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 an able corps Of contribu
,ors
A 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 s. per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, who may only solicit in
formation upon more OF the subjects TO
which il is devoted, il j. in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agricuhnys; another of that relating 10 Man4tac-
tures; a third o Internal Improvements; fourth
TO Commerce; and itthto Education and Lettcrs.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
at per annum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
10 thirty-two 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 ue particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW Itself
will show them H. al otthe apartments Of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain a.
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
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 q DEBOW.
WASHINGTON Nov. 26, 1854,
Rsy~ DEBows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi-
tion, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
at the expense Of the author