Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-24
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Dec. l3-tf
PROSPECTUS
OF
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be Published IN
Washfn CtOn City.
Dec. l5--tf

UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be Published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
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 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, 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 cties the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices, etc; the increase Of the
country shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always TO date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and a large and well. selected cor
respondepce 10 establish nj 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
NJ ,brongb h. actiop nT The Smiihsputa Inst
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 il, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of It's success 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 PER ANNuM, in.advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow'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 liz 10 40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and 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 REVIEW will re-
b,,, C,r h. ~
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in
formation upon more of the subjects 10
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
agriculture, another of that relating to Mannae-
tures; third % Internal Improvements; fourth
to Commerce; and a fifth TO Education and LetteyS.
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 an annual octave
volume of 800 pages each, showing AT a single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department in
our own country aud abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them an all ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office 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 TO them. The
particular address of the editor whether Wash
inglon or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
to time, in the work
j. ID. B. DEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854.
NS- DEBows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth of the United Sfnses, 500 pages royal
| octave, double columns, clear print, library edi.
tion, may still be ordered. Price. Sc delivered
at the expense of the author