Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-04
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
OF THE .... F#.E
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Warrington City.

OF THE .H.rE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO 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 10 the
publication in the City of Washington OF aweekiy
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 dgests of the current events OF
the day, home and foreigni the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts of the Government; lite
rary and scientific sketches aud 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, etc; the increase OF the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those of the National Census always TO date
The object viii be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants OF every community; impartng
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 and the National Agri.
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
aud Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty to the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests tha,
concentrate upon n, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal and ample guarantees
OF lis success have already been received. twill
he printed in folio for the convenience binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: 81 PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post otfce,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DRBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness OF the Re-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from l12 to l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps OF coniribu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest of events will he
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence
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main at s5 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. more of the subjects 10
which il is devoted il is in contemplation make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; smother of that relating 10 ManHfac-
tnres; third % Internal Improvements; fourth
TO Commerce; and 6fth 10 Education and Ltters
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 single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them IN all ofthe departments of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain az
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
inaton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
to time, in the work
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