Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-22
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 lime held as Superin-
tendeni 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 weekly
newspaper with the above title.
The material for this paper will consist, in part,
Of selections extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including dgests 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 10 date
The object VIII be, through careful editorial
management and large and well 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
ofthe States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which ii presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action Of the Smithsonian Insi.
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty to 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 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.
Terms: 50 PER ANvUM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers OF DRBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the RE-
circulation il will be enlarged from liz to 140 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps OF contribu
cors.
monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
encc.
The subscription price of the REVIEW will re-
main at 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 TO make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agrieulure, another of that relating 10 ManuJae-
tures; a lhrd o Internal Improrementsj fourth
10 Commerce; and-a fifth TO Education and Ldters
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annun each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
to thirty.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume of 800 pages each, showing al 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 ~ all ofthe departments of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REvIsw will remain as
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
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. d. r. DEBOW.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854
rs- DrBow,s IypUsTRtaI RESOURCES three
hand someIy bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth ofthe United States, 500 pages royal
octavo double columns clear print, library edi-
ton, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
at the expense Of the author.