Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-29
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published in
Washington City.
OF THE

Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held SuperiD-
tenden1 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.
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 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 Stale 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 shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and a large and well selected cor
respondence, 10 establish at the seat OF govern
ment 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 il presents for obtaining material OF every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian Insti.
tu,t potaut OH1aa and tha National Aart.
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government from its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and oil 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. 1t will
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms 50 PER ANNUM in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS one pos, Office
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DKBows 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, il will be enlarged from ll2 TO 40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps OF contrbu
,ors
monthly historical digest OF events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price Of the REvKw will re-
main at IS 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 more Of the subjects TO
which il is devoted it is in contemplation to make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
AgrioNhnve, snother Of that relating 10 ManHjae.
tDres; third 20 Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letteys
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 1--WE
10 thiriy.two pages constituting annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each showing at a single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in he particular department, in
our own country and abroad as the REVIEW itsel
will show them ~ all ofthe departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's 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 nj 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.
]. d. y DEBOW.
4 WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1854.
/ nS- DKBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress.
and Wealth Of the United States, 500 pages roya
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi
tion, may still be ordered. Price,. So delivered
at the expense Of the author