Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-10
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspapsr to bo published IL
WashIugfOn Cftv.

UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper TO be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
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 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 digess 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 as 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 at the seat Of govern
ment a Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
10 the wants Of every community; impartng
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. aud the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty to 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
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.
Terms: SO PER ANNUa, in advance
To Clubs, of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DFBows REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, So in
advance.
Advertisements accommodating terms
In order 10 increase the usefulness Of the RE-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation, il will be enlarged from liz to lao or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of coniribu
,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 OF
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, il is in contemplation TO make
| a separate publication OF the matter relating 10
Agrieuturs, smother Of that relating 70 ManEfae-
tures; third % Internal improvements a fourth
to Commerce; and fifth to Education and Letters.
These publications will be 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
TO thirtytwo pages constituting an annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at a single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year. in the particular department., in
our own country and abroad, the REVIEW itself
will show them IA all otoths departments Of indus.
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before al New Orleans, though 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.
ington or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
10 time in the work.
]. d. B. DEBow.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1854.
Nss- DEBow's INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth of the United States, 1 500 pages roys
octave, double columns, clear print, library ed
tion, may still be ordered. Price Sc delivered
! at the expense of the author