Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-16
PROSPECTUS
THE
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
Weekly Newspaper TO he published In
Washington city.
OF THE


UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper TO be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some Time held a Superin-
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 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 ofthe 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 aud 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 a. shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 70 date
The object VIII be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondence. 10 establish Al the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants Of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only TO
the extent Of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rights aud sovereignty
OF the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
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tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agrl.
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, aud ample guarantees
OF it, success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style 20 the New York Albion.
Terms 81 FER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS al one post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBows REVIEW, not in
arrears the Review and Times together, 81 in
advance
Advertisements On accommodating terms.
In order to Increase the usefulness Of the Rys.
VIEW which has now acquired . very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from ll2 TO l40 or
80 pages aud otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
,ors
A MONTH istorical digest Of events will be
embraced 10 a. pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price OF the REvEw will re-.
z IL
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 70
which il is devoted, il j. in contemplation TO make
separate publication OF the matter relating 10
AgricDhart; another Of that relating 10 Nanutoc-
tuyesj thrd % Internal Improvements; fourth
70 Commerce; aud fifth TO Education and Lttsts.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
al 5 per annum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style Of from twenty-6v
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 and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them ~ all ofthe departments Of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW win remain as
before st'New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office Of the other Journals, and may be
address ed at all times in regard 10 them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will he furnished from time
to time, in the work
j. d. B DEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854.
Ess- DEBows INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth the United States, 500 pages royal
octave double columns, clear PRINT library edi.
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