Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-22
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper 10 be published Ina
Warrington CITY.


UNITED STATES TIMES,
weekly Newspaper to be published Ina
Washington City.
The undersigned expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent Of the United States Census, intends 10
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 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 and foreign the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts Of the Government; lite
rary and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topicsi 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 ofthe National Census always 10 date
The object will 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; importing
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent Of maintaining the institutions OF the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which II 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 most 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: - PER ANNuM, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order to increase the usefulness Of the Re-
VIEW which has now acquired a. very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz to lao or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors.
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 IS 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 more of the subjects to
which it is devoted, ii in contemplation TO make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; another of that relating 10 Manutae-
fnresj third 10 Internal Improvements; a fourth
to Commerce; and fifth TO Education and Letters
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
10 thirty-two pages; constituting annual octave
volume of $50 pages each, showing at a 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 sn all offhs departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBows REVIEW will remain as
before al New Orleans, though branch will be
located al 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. B. DEBOW.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1854.
~ DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth OF the United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear PRINT, library ed-
ton, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
al the expense Of the author.