Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05
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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 in
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held Superin-
tendeni 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
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matters including dlgests ofthe current events ef
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, etc; the increase Of the
country 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, TO establish at the seat Of govern
meni 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
IL n..ft ~. Inst
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agrl.
cultural Convention etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon IT, is, perhaps the most eligible
location forsuch 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.
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arrears, the Review and Times together, SC in
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Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the Re-
vrKw, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from ll2 10 l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contrbu
cors.
A monthly historical digest OF events viii be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence
Thd description 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 10
Agrtcnhure, smother Of that relating TO ManRtae-
fnres; third % Internal improvements a fourth
to Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letters
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at $ per annun each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
10 thirytwo pages; consttutingan annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at 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 itself
will show them IN al ofthe departments of indus
try and enterprise.
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before at 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 TO them. The
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