Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-24
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ELS,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
washington City.
THE

| OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
/ washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for time held as Superin-
tendent 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 10 the
publication in the City Of Washington of weekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper win 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 cties the progress and prospects Of crops;
supply, demand, prices, ETC.; the increase OF the
country shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always 10 date.
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large and wellselected cor
respondence, TO establish at the seat of govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
10 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 ihe advantages
which il presents for obtaining material OF 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 lis cont
guilty 10 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 It's success have already been received. II will
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,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
III OTutT 10 lncTedsc Tue useIutUcss VI the NE
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 10 lao
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribn
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 al 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 to
which il is devoted it is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
agriculture; another OF that relating 10 Mannfae-
tnres; third 10 Internal Improvements; a 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
at 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirty two pages; constituting annual octave
volume OF $50 pages each, showing at single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in tie particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them an all ofths departments of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW viii remain
before at New Orleans, though 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
lngton or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
J. ID. b. DEBOW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.
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