Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-03
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper TO be Published I'm
Warrington City.
or 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 sSuperin
tendeni 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 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 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
arge cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand prices, etc; the increase of the
country shown by statistics bringing down
those of the National Census always 10 date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and arge and well. selected cor
| respondence to establish al the seat of govern
ment a Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only TO
the extent OF MAINTAINING the institutions of the
country and defending the ights and sovereignty
of the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
Ii IL. of, III. S,pit Ius
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 cites, 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 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 So PER ANNUsi, in advance.
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements on 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 l40 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
,ors.
A month"; istorical digest of events will be-
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price OF the REyw will re-
main ner annuun hnf con y, aieace al
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
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
agriculture, another Of that relating TO Manayae-
tures; third o Internal improvements; a fourth
to Commerce; and fifth 10 Education and Letters
These publications will he 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 thirty-two pages; constituting an annual octave
volume Of 800 pages each, showing al single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, an tie particular department., in
eur own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itsei
will show them "a all oftLs departments OF indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before al New Orleans though a branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office of the other Journals, and may be
addres, ed 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.
J. ID. b. DEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1854.
nc- DEBow'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-
ton, may still be ordered. Price So delivered
nj the expense of the author
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