Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-21
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be Published I'm
Washington City.
Dec. 15-it'
OF THE

OF THE
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin
tendeni of the United States Census, intends &c
devote himself 10 the control and management o
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 The cnrrent events oi
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 mem digest of official reports, State and
Federal; the state OF the markets in the several
srge cities; the progress aud prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices, ETC.; the increase of the
country al shown by statistics bringing down
those Of the National Census always 70 date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and large and well.selected cor
respondence, to establish al the sect OF govern.
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants of every community; mparting
musemcui and information, and political, only 10
the extent OF maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
OF the Stales.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action Of The Smithsonian Inst-
tuition, the Patent Office, aud the National Agr
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from IL cont
guilty to the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon it, il, perhaps. the most eligible
location for such journal, aud ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. II will
be printed in folio for the convenience Of bindings
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms 81 PER ASNUN, 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
circulation, il will he enlarged from II to lao or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance aud w able corps OF coutribu
tors.
A monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in lis pages. valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of The REyikw will re-
main at So per annum, bui 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 ;he subjects 10
which il il devoted il il Ia contemplation 10 make
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Agyicuhnys another of that relating 10 Hona,tac-
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TO Commerrs; aud fiCth to Edvcati0n and L.ttcrs.
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at 81 per annom e. h. They viii appear monthly
in handsome periodical style Of from twenty-five
10 thirytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing ~ single
view and in condensed form thg whole results,
within the year, ia he particular department, il
our own country and abroad, as The REvisw tsell
will show them ~ all ofths apartments Of ndus-
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's RevIEw will remain rs
before al 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 20 them The
particular address Of the editor whether Wash.
ngion or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time IN the work.
J. u. Il. DEBOW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854.
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