Washington sentinel., 1855-02-04
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES.
A Weekly Newspaper TO be Published In
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or THE
UNITED STATES TIMES.
A Weekly Newspaper 70 be Published In
WashingtOn City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin-
tendent 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 or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly OF other original lite
rary, educational, industrial and miscellaneous
matters, INCLUDING digcsts Of the current events Of
tho 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 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
musement 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 it 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-
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. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding
and similar in style 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: 81 PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post ofRce
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEBow's REv1Kw, not 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, it will be enlarged from liz to l4O or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu.
,ors.
A monthly historical digest of events win be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer
ence
The subscription price of the REVIEW will re-
main AT IS per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large. class of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who imay only solicit in
upon one or more Of the subjects TO
which il is devoted il is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; another of that relating TO Mannfdc-
lures; third TO Internal improvements fourth
10 Commercs; and fifth 10 Education and Letfers.
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
AZ 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
10 thirty-two pages; constituting annual octave
volume Of 360 pages each, showing at a single
view and in a condensed form the Whole results,
within the year, in tho particular department., in
BUR own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them in all offhs departments Of indus
Try and enterprise.
The Office Of DeBow's REvIEw will remain a.
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 10 them. The
particular address Of The editor whether Wash
ngion or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
o time, in the work.
J. ID. b. DEBOW.
WAsHISoTos, Nov. 26, 1854.
E6 DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth OF the United States, 800 pages royal
,ctavo, double columns, clear PRINT library edi.
ion, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
,tthe expense Of the author.