Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-22
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published IL
WnshiuCton City.

UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington city.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held as sSuperin-
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 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 oftbe current events OF
the day. home and foreign; the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts OF the Government; lite
rsry and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
of pubic men; digest Of official reports, State and
Federal the state Of the markets in the several
arge clies 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
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
kind, through the action Of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition, the Patent Office, aAd the National Agr.
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon it, is, perhaps, the mos, eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
OF It's suocess 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 PKR ANNUm, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To. Subscribers Of DRBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, SIS in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the Re-
VIEW. which has now acquired very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from ll2 to l40 or
| $50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contrbu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
/ ence.
The subscription price Of the REvEw will re.
main at SIS per annum but for the convenience OF
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the whole work, or who may only solicit in.
| formation upon one or more Of the subjects 70
which il is devoted, II is in contemplation to make
a separate publication Of the matter relating TO
/ Agriouhurs another Of that relating 10 ManHfae.
lures; thiro % Internal improvements a fourth
10 Commerce; and 9Th to Education and Let,srs.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
a, 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
10 thrtytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume OF 800 pages each, showing at single
view and 10 a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in he particular department. in
our own country and abroad, ss the REvIKw itself
will show them ~ al ofthe departments OF indus.
try and enterprise.
The Ofhce 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 10 them. The
| particular address of The editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854
Na- DgBow's INDUSTRIAL Resources, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
aud Wealth OF the United States, 500 pages royal
| octave, double columns, clear print library edi-
| ton, may still be ordered Price. SO delivered
al the expense of the author