Washington sentinel., 1855-03-24
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
weekly Newspaper to be published IN
WaShtngt0n City.


UNITED STATES TIMES,
"A weekly Newspaper to be publAshod In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
,endent 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 TO 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 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
ofpubhc 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 well selected cor
respondence, 10 establish at the seat of govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants of every community; impartng
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
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 II, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of its success have already been received. It 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, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, So in
advance tn
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 liz to 140 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
.ors.
monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced 10 its pages, valuable for future refer
ence
The subscription price Of the RKviEw will re-
main at s5 per annum, bo' srs the convenience OF
the large class Of per.ou ,'ho may not desire
the whole work, or ~L aay only solicit in
formation upon one or ! Il the subjects 10
which il is devoted. "a - asmpla,ion to make
a separate publications matter relating 10
Agriculture; anoth~ro relating to Mamptae-
lures; third TO IafvRai Issyrvu~ments; a fourth
to Commerce; and a 6fih TO Edsoafion and Letters
These publications will be bu, departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
al $ per annum each. They will appear monthly
IN handsome periodical style, OF from twenty-five
to thirty 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 particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them in all ofthe de7,artmenfs of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before al New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also he
main Office Of the other Journals, and NAV be
addressed at NIL times in regard 10 them. The
particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work
J. d. B. DEBOW
WASHINGTON Nov. 26, 1854.
GS- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth Of the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library cdi.
tion, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
at the expense of the author.