Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-06
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
weekly Newspaper to be published In
Warrington City.
OF THE


UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be pubifshed In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held ssSuperin-
,endent of the United States Census, intends 10
devote himself 10 the control and management OF
the REVIEW, OF which, for the last nine years, be
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 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
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 a large and wellselected 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
~ IF 4 hs Stnifh
tuition. the Patent Office. and the National Agrr-
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
aud Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon il. j.. perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. Il will
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion
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arrears, the Review aud Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the Re-
VIEW, which has acquired a very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz 10 l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance aud an able corps Of contribu
,ors.
A month"; istorcal digest Of events will be
embraced 10 ds pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the RKvrEw will re-
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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 TO make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agyieultur., smother Of that relating TO Monntoe-
tuyes; third o Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commeree; and fifth TO Education and Letters.
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whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
al 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
10 thirtytwo 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 tho particular department. in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW Itself
will show them "a oil oftls departments Of indus
try and enterprise
| The Office OF DeBow's REvIHw will remain az
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
/ address sed at all times in regard 10 them. The
| narticuar address Of the editor, whether Wash
| ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 1854.
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