Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-18
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
WashinUtOn City.


Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held Superin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself 10 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.sXe>Cty of Washington of weekly
newspaper with ths 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 dgesis 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 TO date
The object VIII 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 lnsti.
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agr-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from lis 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 It's 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 ANNUS, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DKBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, s6 in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness OF the RI.
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from liz TO 40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors.
A monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in It's pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the RrvtKw will re-
main at s. per snnum, 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, il is in contemplation 10 make
n separate publication OF the matter relating 10
Agricuhurt, smother OF that relating 10 ManHfae
fRres; a third o Internal Improvements; fourth
10 Commeroe; and fifth TO Education and L4ters
These publications will be but departments ofthe
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
al per annum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style Of from twenty-five
to thiry-two pages; constituting an annual octave
volume of 800 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, "a the REvIsw itself
will show them "a all offhe departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before At New Orleans, though a 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, viii be furnished from time
TO time, in the work
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