Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-11
PROSPECTUS
OF THE


UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper 10 be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held ne sSuperin-
tendent Of the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself to 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 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, Stale 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 10 date
The object viii be, through careful editorial
management and arge and well selected cor
respondence. 10 establish At the seat OF govern
meni Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants Of every community; impartlng
musement and information, and political only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions ef 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
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cultural Convention, etc, and The several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from ia cont
guiiy 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended exciting, and ell important interests that
concentrate upon il, is perhaps, the mos 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 10 the New York Albion
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the whole work, or who may only solicit in
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o 1854
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