Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-03
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES.
Weekly Newspaper TO be published an
WashinxtOY CITY.
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The undersigned. eyImc ting soon TO retire from
the position he has Tor some time held as Superin-
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 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
large 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 aud large and well selected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
~ thS wants VI CSCTy CohAuuuyJ lWpdTtlHS
musement and information, and political, only TO
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 it presents for obtaining material Of every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian Insi.
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr
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
ofits success have already been received It will
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: So PER ANNUSI, 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, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the RE
VIEW which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, it will be enlarged from liz to l4O or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu.
,ors.
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, or who may only solicit in
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agricmhmre; another OF that relating 10 MaRnfac-
lures; third 10 Internal Improvements !; fourth
TO Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letters.
These publications will be hut departments OF the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annuIn 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 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 ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBows 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 may be
addressed al all times in regard 10 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. B. DEBoW
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c 1854.
Ess- DEI3ows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
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