Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-23
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A weekly Newspaper to be published In
WashlnwtOn City.

OF The
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington city.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some lime held as Superin-
tendent Of the United States Census, intends to
devote himself 10 the control aud 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 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 aid
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 will be, through careful editorial
management and large and well,selected cor
respondence, 10 establish at the seat of govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to 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 it presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action Of tho Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
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
of its success have already been received. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience OF binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: So PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
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, il will be enlarged from liz to l40 or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps of contribu-
tors.
A monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in lis pages, valuable for future refer
eRce
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 TO
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
separate publication of the matter relating 10
agriculture; another of that relating to Manufae-
lures; third TO Internal Improvements fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth 10 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 thirytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume of 800 pages each, showing at 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 cffhs departments of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REvIKw will remain az
before nj New Orleans, though . branch viii DO
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
ilgton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
J. D. B. DEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.
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