Washington sentinel., 1855-03-18
Feb 25-dly
PROSPECTUS
OF THE

UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as Supern-
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 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 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 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 large and we'll selected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants of every community; imparting
musemcnt 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'it presents for obtaining material OF every
kind, through the action Of the Smithsonian Inst
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr.
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex
tended, exciting, and all importan, 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 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: So PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, ai one post Office,
SIS in advance.
| To Subscribers Of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, S6 in
advance
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
| In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the RK-
4 NirWi WHICH nus HOW htuuirtu very extensive
circulation, it will be enlarged from ll2 TO l40 or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors.
| A monthly historical digest Of events will he
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer,
| ence.
The subscription price of the REVIEW will re-
main at So 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 more Of the subjects TO
which is devoted, il is in mplation to make
separate publication OF the matter relating 10
Agrieuhnyej another Of that relating to Manu,ae
fures, third to Internal Improvement; a fourth
TO Commerce; and fifth to Education and LETTERS
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of 300 pages each, showing at a 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 cfhe departments Of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before at 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 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 26, 1854
Es- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth Of the United States. 500 pages rovaI
ootavo, double columns, clear PRINT library cdi-
tion, may still be ordered. Price sc delivered
at the expense Of the author.