Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-03
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UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be published IN
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UNITED STATES TIMES,
weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washspgton City.
The undersigned, EXPECTING soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendens Of the United States Census, intends 70
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 q weekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper will consist, IA part,
OF selections or extracts from articles admsted
into the REVIEW, but mainly Of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including dgests 1.-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
large 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
ofthe 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 Agris
cultural Convention, ETC.. and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its conli-
guilty to the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of its success have already been received twill
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding
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 DEBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, SO in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
il will be enlarged from liz 10 40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribn.
tors
A monthly historical digest Of events will be |
in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re. |
main at IS 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 is in contemplation to make
a separate publication of the matter relating TO
Agrieuhm,e; another of that relating 10 Manujac.
lures, third TO 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
II 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly |
N handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirty-two pages; constituting an annual octave
volume of 800 pages each, showing al a single |
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department. in |
Dur own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
WIN SNOW tnem IN az 81 me apartment OF INDUS |
Try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before at New Orleans, though branch Will be |
oeaied AT Washington, which VIII 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
ngton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
% time, in the work.
]. d. B. DEBOW.
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