Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-09
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
OF
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Warrington City.

Weekly Newspaper to be pu blished in
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for time held as Superin-
tendent Of the United States Census intends TO
devote himself 10 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 digesis 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, eIc.; the increase Of the
country as shown by statistics. bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object viii be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondence, 10 establish al 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 Insii.
tuition, the Patent Office, and thr National Agri.
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government from is cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the
tended, exciting and al important interests that
concentrate upon il, is perhaps, the most eligible
location for such n journal, and ample guarantees
of o. success have already been received. ltwill
be printed in folio for the convenience ofbnding,
and similar 10 style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms 81 PER ANrrN, 10 advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS - one post ofice
SIS - advance.
To Subscribers o. DKBows REvlEw, not 10
arrears. the Review and Times together. 81 IN
advance.
Advertisements ~ accommodating irrm.
H. order q increase the uSeiulue,, Of the RS.
VIEW, which has now acquired a very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from li2 TO lao o.
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps OF coniribu
,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 al s. 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 il devoted, il is in contemplation TO make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agricahn,s smother ofthat relating 10 Maunjae.
fNres; a third o Internal Improvements; fourth
to Commerce, ard ilih 10 EdNoqtion and Bd,srs
These publications will be but departments Of The
whole work and may be subscribed tor separately
a, : per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
60 thirly.two pages constituting annual ortavo
volume Of 800 pages each, showing al a single
view and IN a condensed form tho whole results
within the year, 10 the particular department, in
vur own country and abroad, a. the REviKw itself
vii show them ~ aH ofthe departments Of indus
Try and enterprise,
The Office Of DeBow's REvEw will remain AZ
before at New Orleans, though q branch viii 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.
j. ID. h DEBOW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1854.
Rss~ DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi-
tion, may still be ordered. Price sc delivered
al the expense Of the author