Washington sentinel., 1855-10-27
PROSPECTUS
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 asSuperin-
tendeni of the United States Census, intends to
devote himself 10 the control and management OF
the REVIEW, of which, for the last nine years, be
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 or extracts from articles admitted
into The REVIEW, but mainly OF other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digests ofthe 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 a. shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always TO date
The object win be, through careful editorial
management and large and well selected cor
respondence, to establish al 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 the 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 its cont
guilty 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex'
tended, exciting and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps, the mos, 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 ANEUa, IN advance
To Clubs Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, nj one post ofbcc
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBows REviKw, not IN
arrears. the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements accommodating terms
In order 10 increase the usefulness of the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from ll2 10 140 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
tors.
A month"; istorical digest Of events will be
embraced 10 rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the REvIEw will re-
main at s5 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 il in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication Of the matter relating to
Ag,ieukurs, smother Of that relating TO Mannfac.
tures; a thira % Internal TmprOpems,ltsj fourth
TO Commerce; and a ilh 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
10 thirtyiwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at single
view and n = condensed form the whole results,
within the year, 10 the paytienia, department., in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itsell
viii show them IA all ofths departments Of indus.
| try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW 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
address, ed at all times in regard 10 them. The
narticular address OF he editor, whether Wash.
,npion or New Orleans will be furnished from time
To time, in the work. -
wAsulNeroN Nov. 26, 1854.
ars- DsBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth OF the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear print, library edi.
tion, may still be ordered. Price.,s SO delivered
at the expense Of the author -~-s