Washington sentinel., 1856-03-20
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM ES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be Published In
WashIngtOn City.


UNITED STATES TIM ES.
A Weekly Newspaper to be Pabhshed In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
tendenf of the United States Census, intends to
devote himself to the control and management of
the REVIEW Of which, for the last nine years, ne
has been the editor and proprietor, and TO ihe
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 digests ofthe 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 pubic 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 .arge and well selected cor
respondence. 10 establish nj the seat of govern
nent 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 lnsti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, etc, and the several Bureaus
A.. d Departments of Government. from its CONT
guilty. 10 the large commercial cities, from the ex
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, s perhaps, the mos, eligible
location for such Journal and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received twill
be printed iD oho for the convenience of binding,
and similar IN style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: So PER ANsuM, in advance.
To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers OF DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements ON accommodating terms.
In order 10 Increase the usefulness of the RK
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz TO l4O or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and able corps of contribu
tors.
A MONTH istorical digest of events will be
embraced in rs pages, valuable for future refer
ence. X
The subscription price Of the REVIEW Will re-
main AT SIS 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 TO
which il is devoted, it is in contemplation to make
separate publication of the matter relating 10
Agriculture, another of that relating 10 Mannfae-
tures thro % Internal improvements fourth
TO Commerce; and ffih 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 inonthy
in handsome periodical style, Of from twenty-five
TO thirty two pages constituting an annual octave
volume OF $50 pages each, showing al single
view and in u condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department. in
our own country and abroad, as the REvIEw>itseli
will show them "a all ofths departments OF indus
try and enterprise.
The Office OF DeI3ow's RKvlEw will remain az
before al 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 al all times 10 regard TO them. The
part ocular address Of lhe editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, will be Furnished from time
10 time, in the work.
J. ID. b. DEBOW.
WAsHIssros Nov. 70, 1854.
mo- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, thrre
handsomely bound volumes upon The Progress
and Wealth of the United States, 800 pages royal
octave double columns, clear PRINT, library edi-
Ton. may still be ordered. Price SO delivered
AZ the expense Of The authoH
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