Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-17
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm

OF THE

UNITED STATES IlME ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be Published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends 10
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 a weekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper viii 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 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.i the increase Of the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those of the National Census always 10 date.
The object VIII be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondence 10 establish at the seat OF govern
ment a 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 Insti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from lis cont
guilty to the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting and ell important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such a 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 SO PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DrBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, sc 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 liz 10 40
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps Of contribu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price Of the REvrEw will re-
main nj SIS 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 10
which II is devoted il is in contemplation TO make
separate publication OF The matter relating 10
Agricnhnrt, 0nother Of that relating 10 MGnnfde-
tures; a third % Internal ImProUeme'rs, a fourth
10 Commerce; and fiflh 10 Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
al 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirtylwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in re particular department, IN
our own country and abroad, as the REyEw itself
will show them " all ofths departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REVIEW win remain
before Al New Orleans though branch will be
located at Washington, which viii 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
inrton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
J. ID. y. DEB0W.
WASHINGTON Nov. %, 1854.
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth of the United States, l,S0O pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi
tion, may still be ordered Price Sc delivered
at the expense Of the author.