Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
PROSPECTUS
or TILE

UNITED STATE II M rs,
Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held asSnperin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends 10
devote himself TO the coutrol 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 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 apd foreign; the proceedings OF
| Congress and the acts of the Governments 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 shown by statistics, bringing down
| those OF the National Census always 10 date
The object VIII be, through careful editorial
| management and large and well selected cor
respondence, 10 establish al the seat OF govern
ment a Family Newspaper which shall he adapted
10 the wants Of every communtyi imparting
musement and information. and political, only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty.
ofihe States
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action OF the Smithsonian lnsti.
49, and tbe Nafio A1rI-
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 important interests that
concentrate upon il is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding,
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion
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To Clubs, Of 10 suBscRr sfRs, al one post office,
SIS in advance.
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advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
| In order 10 increase the usefulness of the Re-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
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editorial assistance and able corps OF contribu
tors.
monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in lis pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
| The subscription price of the REvtEw will re-
main at S. per annum, but for the convenience OF
| the large class Of persons who may not desire
| the whole work, who may only solicit in
/ formation upon one more Of the subjects 10
which il is devoted, il j. in contemplation to make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
| Agrieuhn,s another of that relating 10 Manutac
lures; a third o Internal Improvements fourth
TO Commerce; and a fifth 10 Education and LettsrS
These publications will be but departments of the.
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
~ $ per annum each. They will appear monthly
| in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thrty-two pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing at a single
view and in a condensed torn the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them ~ al ofthe departments Of indus
try and enterprise
The Office oi DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
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
address, ed 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.
JD.B. pEBoW
WAsHiNeroN, Nov. 26, 1854
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