Washington sentinel., 1855-01-11
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES.
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
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OF THE

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Washington City.
The undersigned expecting soon TO retire from
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 and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City of Washington of a 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 fthe 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 cilies 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 a large and we'll selected cor
respondence, TO 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 fthe States.
The City of Washington, from the advantages
which it presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian Inst-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr-
cultural Convention ETC., and the several Bureaus
and.Departments Of Government, from its conti-
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 1t 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, al one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the Re-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, it will be enlarged from l2 10 140 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.
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re-
main at $5 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
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agrfcuhure; another of that relating 10 Manutac-
tures; third to Internal Improvements; fourth
TO Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at ST. per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-f
TO thirtytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume of 300 pages each showing at 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 M all Of the departments of indus
{ ryand 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 at all times in regard to them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work
]. ID. B. DEBOW
WASHINGTON Nov. &c, 1854.
gsy- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
Handsomely he
and Wealth of the United States, l.S00 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi-
tion, may still be ordered Price Sc delivered
at the expense of the author.