Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-29
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be Published IN
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Dec. i5--u


UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be punisheo IN
Washington City.
The undersigned expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Supern-
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 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 topicsS biographical sketches
OF public mon 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 ofthe National Census always TO dale
The object viii be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondeuce, TO establish Al the seat OF govern
rnent Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
10 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 !, presents for obtaining material Of every
kind through the action of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition. the Patent Office and the Natiousl 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 IL. is perhaps, the most eligible
location for such a Journal aud ample guarantees
OF lis suecess have already been received. will
be printed in folio for the convenience ofbinding,
and similar ia style 10 The New York Albion.
Terms: So PER AssUsa, in advance.
To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post Office,
SIS in advance
To Subscribers OF DkBow'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 it viii be enlarged from 10 10 i40
$50 pages, and Otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
tors. ea r,
A monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in lis pages, valuable for future refer,
ence.
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re-
main al SIS per anuum but for the convenience OF
the large class OF persons who may not desire
the whole work or who may only solicit i'm
formation upon one or more Of the subjects to
which Il is devoted il j. in contemplation to make
separate pnblication of the matter relating to
Agricahar6, another cf that relating 10 Manefoc-
turss; tIird % Internal Improvemenfs; fourth
10 Commerce; and q hGb 10 Education aud LETTERS.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may bee subscribed for separately
at s per annun each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
10 ihirtytwo psgcs constituting an annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at single
view and in condensed form thv whole results,
within the year, in The particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REvlsw itself
win show them ia all ofthe-dcparfme'ns Of indus
Try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeI3ow's REVIEW viii 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
address, ed nj all times in regard 10 Them The
particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
ngton or New Orleans viii be furnieDtd from Time
no time, in the work.
]. d. d, DEBow.
WksmNeToS, Nov. 20, 1854.
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