Washington sentinel., 1856-04-05
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washington city.
OF THE

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Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire iron
the position he has for some time held asSuperin
Etendent OF The United States Census, intends &c
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 a 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 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 shown by statistics, bringing down
those OF the National Census always TO date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management and ,arge and we'll 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
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 10 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
ofils success have already been received twill
be printed in folio for the convenience Of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms So PER ANNuM in advance
4 TO Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS at post office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DEBows 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 TO l40
$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 REVIEW will re-
main at S5 per annum, but for the convenience
the large class Of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in
formation upon more of the subjects TO
which il is devoted it is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication of the matter relating 10
agriculture; another of that relating to Manufae-
tures; third % Internal Improvements; fourth
to Commerce; and ftth 10 Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
al 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages; constituting an annual octave
volume Of 500 pages each, showing al single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in The particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itseIi
will show them IN all ofths departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
located al Washington, which will be also the
main Office of the other Journals, and may be
address ed at all times in regard TO them The
particular address of The editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time, in the work
D. B. DEBow.
WASHINGTON Nov. 26, 1854.
ns- -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