Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-25
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UNITED STATES TIMES,
"A Weekly Newspaper TO be Published Ina
xVashfuUtOu City.
THE

A Weekly Newspaper to be Published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire rom
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself TO the control and management OF
the REVIEW, of which, for the last nine years, he
has been the editor andmproprielor, 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
large cities; the progress and prospects Of crops;
supply, demand, prices ETC.; the increase OF the
country az shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date.
The object will 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
to the wants of every community; mparllng
musement and information, and political, only 10
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 il presents for obtaining material Of every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian nst-
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
upon it, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of its success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
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In order TO increase the usefulness of the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 to l4O or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu-
tors.
A monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence. a
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re-
mr. ri
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in
upon one or more OF the subjects to
W hich il is devoted, il is in contemplation to make
a separate publication of the matter relating to
Agricmhure; another Of that relating TO Manujac-
,ares; third TO Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commerce; and 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
10 thirtytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 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 itsei
will show them IN all Of the departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBows REVIEW viii remain as
before at New Orleans, though branch win be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office Of the other Journals, and may be
at all times in regard TO them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ngton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
j. ID. B. DEBOW.
WASHINGTON Nov. &C. 1854.
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