Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-04-24
PROSPECTUS
M, UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to he published I'm
OF THE

UNITEDs STATES TIMES,
| A Weekly Newspaper to he published I'm
| #9 Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
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 the City Of Washington of aweekly
newspaper with The above title, s.
The material for this paper will consist, in part
of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW but mainly OF other original l,te-
rary, educational industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digests 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 will be, through careful editorial
management and arge 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 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
kind through the action of the Smithsonian lnsti-
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 its success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding
and similar in style to the New York Albion.
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arrears, the Review and Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness of the RE-
circulation, il will be enlarged from 1l2 to lao or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps of contribu
,ors.
A month"; istorcal digest OF events will be
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence. Rf oaa4 Y
The subscription price of the REv,s will re-
main al S. 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 or more of the subjects 10
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agriculture, another of that relating 10 Mannfae-
fares; !; a third % Lusrmai Impyopemsnts; fourth
10 Commerce; !; and fifth TO Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at II 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 at single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department., in
our own country and abroad, as the RKvIRw itseli
will show them in all ofths departments OF indus
Try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
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
ddressed 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.
WAsHSeros, Nov. &c, 1854.
ms- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth ofthe United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear PRINT, library edi.
ton, may still be ordered. Price So delivered
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