Washington sentinel., 1855-01-05
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Warrington City.
OF THE

UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper TO be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon TO retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
iendenl 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
&as been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in The City of Washington ofa 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 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
large 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 will be, through careful editorial
management aud large and well selected cor
respondence, TO establish at 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 TO 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.
Terms: ~ PER ANNuM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBows REVIEW, moi in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
| advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness of the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from 2 TO 40 OF
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
| tors.
A 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 at SIS per annum, but for the convenience o.
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 it is devoted, it is in contemplation to make
| a separate publication of the matter relating &c
| Agrieuhu,s; another of that relating to Mana,ae
lures; third 10 Internal Improvements; 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 annum each. They will appear monthly
| in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty five
TO thirty.two pages constituting annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing at single
view and in a condensed form the whole results
within the year, in The particular department., ir
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itsel
will show them in all ofthe departments of indus
| try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REVIEW will remain a.
| 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
| addressed at all times in regard 10 them. The
| particular address OF the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
| TO time, in the work.
]. d. B. DEBOW.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1854.
EE- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
| handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth of the United States, 500 pages roya
octave, double columns, clear print, library ed
| ton, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
| al the expense of the author