Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-24
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
: UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published IL
Washtuut0n CITY.
OF THE


IS UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be Published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
iendeni 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 and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City of Washington of weekly
newspaper with the above title. Ha
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 sketchesrand 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
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 will be, through careful editorial
management and large and wellselected cor
respondence, 10 establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants OF every community; impsrting
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. t
The City OF Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material Of every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian Insti-
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 il, 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.
Terms; 80 PER ASNUsi, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBow's REvKw, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the RE.
vrEw, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation IL will be enlarged from IL 10 l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of coniribu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest of events viii be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
cnce. t
The subscription price OF the REVIEW will re-
main at SIS 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 or more Of the subjects 10
which il is devoted it is in contemplation 10 make
separate publication Of the matter relating 10
dgtienhnrs another Of that relating 70 MannJac-
fures; third % Internal Improvements; fourth
to Copmerce; and fdh to Education and Lettsrs.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
At s per snnum each. They viii appear monthly
ia handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
70 tbirtytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing at single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in The paf,icrfar department, in
eur own country and abroad, as The REVIEW itself
win show them in al ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeIlow's RKviEw viii remain as
before al New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which VIII be also the
main Office of The other Journals, and may be
addressed at all tmes in regard TO them The
particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
nglon or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
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