Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-20
PROSPECTUS
July lS-tf
OF THE

UNI l. LII = "a i ID Nl l1Ss
Weekly Newspaper to be pubhshed In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
tendeni 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 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
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
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 TO date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large and welLselected cor
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants Of every community; imparting
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 lnsti-
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 eI-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of it's 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: 50 pER AssuA, in advance
To Clubs Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DRBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, SIS in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness of the Re-.
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz TO lao or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
.ors
A month"; istorical digest OF events will be
embraced in as pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price OF the REVIEW 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 il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; another Of that relating 10 MaRnyao-
tures; a third % Internal improvements fourth
to Commerce; and a fifth to 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 thirty.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume of 500 pages each, showing at 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 IN all ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain us
before al New Orleans, though a branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office of the other Journals, and may be
| addressed at all times in regard TO them The
| particular address Of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
to time, in the work
j. ID. B. DEBOW.
wAsH1NsroS, Nov. &c 1854
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and Wealth Of the United States, 500 pages roya
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ton, may still be ordered. Price..s6 delivered
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