Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-11
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weakly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
Dec. l5--ti
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A Weakly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held a Snpern-
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 10 The
publication ia the City Of Washington OF a 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 oft 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 pubic 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 % date
The object will he through careful editorial
management and a large and well selected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat Of govern
ment a Family Newspaper which shall he adapted
to the wants Of every communityi imparting
musement and information, aud political, only to
The extent Of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rghr- snd sovereignty
OF the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents tor obtaining material of every
kind through the action Of the Smithsonian lnsti.
ar - ~ a
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
aud Departments Of Government, from IL cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities. from the eN-
tended, exciting, aud all important interests that
concentrate upon i, is perhaps, the most eligible
location for such Journal aud ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received II will
he printed in folio Tor the convenience ~ binding
and similar IN style 10 the New York Albion,
Terms 81 pFR ANNI.a, 10 advaucc.
To Clubs, or 10 srBscRrenEst me po- otfce,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers OF DEI}ow's REyEw, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together s. ~
advance.
Advertisements ou accommodating terms.
In order "a iuercis, the II. etuiaess OF The Re-
VIEW, winch a.. nov acquired very extensive
circulation, il will y, enlarged from III q 40 or
80 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors
A monthly historical digest Of events viii he
embraced n i. pages, valuable for future refer
encc.
The subscription price OF the REvEw viii r.
main at S. per annum, but for the convenience OF
-,
the whole work, who may only solicit IN.
Formation upon one or more of the subjects to
which il j. devoted, il j. il contemplation 10 make
separate publication II the matter relating 10
dgyicuAnrt another of hat relating 70 Honniac
tuyss; a thra . LasnR hmpropemeatsj fourth
10 Commerce aud fifth to Edacattoa and Lttcrs
These publications viii be- bat departments Of the
whole work aud may be- subscribed for separately
at s. per anuum ca u. They viii appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thrly.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume of $50 pages each, showing at a singh
view aud ~ a condensed form The whole results
within the year, il tho particular department., in
our owo country aud abroad as the REVIEW itsel
viii show them ., IN ofthe departments Of indus
l,y and enterprise.
The Office of beBows REviEw will remain a.
before at New Orleans, though a branch will be
located al Washington, which viii be also the
main Office OF the other Journals and may be
addres, ed al all times ~ regard TO them. The
particular address Of The editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans will he furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
j. d, H. DEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov %, 1854
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