Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-06
PROSPECTUS
OE THE

UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City. satn atE 4.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent Of the United. States Census, intends 10
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 lte-
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 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 as shown by statistics, bringing down
those Of the National Census always TO date
The object VIII be, through careful editorial
management and 'argc and weIl selected cor
respondence, TO establish nj 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 this
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 Agr-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments OF Government, from its cont
gully 10 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.
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In order TO increase the usefulness of the Re.
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz 10 l40
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
,ors.
A MONTH istorical digest Of events will be
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
cnce. sf.s 81 s .f J#. r.. 4r..
The subscription price of the REvWw will re-
main at s5 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 j. in mpla,ion TO make
a separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agriculture, another ofthat relating 10 Mannfac-
tures; athird o 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 snnum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirty.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume of $50 pages each. showing At single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, In the particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REvTEw itself
will show them IN oil ofthe departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before at New Orleans, though a 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
inston or New Orleans will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
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| WAsaNeroS, Nov 20, 1854.
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