Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-25
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper 90 be published An


UNITED STATES TIMES,
weekly Newspaper TO be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held az Superin-
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 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, industria and miscellaneous
matters, including dgests OF the current events OF
the day, home and foreign; the proceedinsS OF
Congress and the acts Of the Government; lite
rary 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 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; 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 it 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 1t, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. II will
and similar in style to the New York Albion.
Terms: 80 PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears the Review and Times together, Sc 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 112 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 in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the Review will re-
main at SIS 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 1t is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agrienhure; another of that relating TO Manutac-
lures; third 10 Internal Improvements fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth TO Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments OF the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirty'two pages; constituting annual octave
volume Of 300 pages EACH showing at a 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 i4-cIi
will show them TN all Of the departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBows REVIEW will remain as
before al 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 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. B. DEBOW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1854.
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