Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-04
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES
Weekly Newspaper DO be published in
Washinwf0n City
or NEE

Weekly Newspaper 10 he Published in
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends 10
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 paperw 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 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
large cities; the progress ~ AAospects 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 will be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor.
reepondenee, AZ establish NJ the seat OF Govern.
ment = kfnjlE Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants Of every community; imparling
musemcnt and Information, and political, only 10
the extent Of maintaining the insttutions of the
country and defending the rghts and sovereignty
ofthe States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material or 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 its cont
guilty TO the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon it, is, perhaps, the most eligible
Location for such 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.
$l5 in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness of the Re-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, it will be enlarged from l2 TO 14O or
100 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of conribu-
tors.
A monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the REVIEW will re-
main at 10 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 70
which is devoted, it is in mpIation TO make
separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; another Of that relating 10 Manufac-
."feSi third 10 Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letters.
1 hese publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
al Sl per annum each. They will appear MONTHLY
In handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirlytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume OF $50 pages each, showing at a 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 all ofthe departments of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain n,
before at New Orleans though n branch will be
located at Washington, which will he olso ,ba
main Office OF the other Journals, and may be,
addressed at all times in regard 10 them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
J. d. B. DEBow.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.
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bound volumes upon the Progre.s
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