M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-11-19
THE GLOBE.---OFFICIAL Pa
PER OF CONGRESS.

I PUBLISH now my annual prospectus Of the
l. Daily Globe and the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, to remind subscribers, and inform
those who may desire to subscribe, that Congress
will meet on the first Monday Of next December,
when | shall commence publishing the above ma
med papers. They have been published 50 long
that most publ c men know their character, and
therefore deem 1t useless to give aminute account
OF the kind OF matter they will contain.
The DAILY GLOBE will contain u report of the
Debates in both branches of Congress, as take n
down by reporters equal ut least to any corps OF
hand writ ers IN this or any other country.
A ma jUrity Of them will, each be able to report,
verbatim, ten thousand words an hour, while the
average number VI words spoken by fluent spea-
kers, rarely exceeds 800 words an hour. When
the debates Of a day do not make more than 40
columns, they shall appear in the Daily Globe the
next morning, which will contain, also, the news
Of the day, together with such editorial articles
as may be suggested by passing events.
ltis also my intention meantime, as occasion
may require, TO publish my "reminiscences of the
public men with whom | have been associated
during the last twenty eight years. Anecdotes
OF General jackson and the leaders of the party
which he conducted, and the leading men of other
parties, will believe, be interesting now, when
partisan bitterness has abated.
In becoming the reporter Of the Debates of
Congress, deemed it proper to say the Globe
would never be partisan paper. This pledge
will not be forfeited by introducing as a contrbu-
tiUn TO history the political traits of character
which distinguished the men Of my tine. AL
though am, and intend to ToInAiH thorough
democrat, will never Obtrude my prinei pies in u
way to make them obnoxious TO any party. But,
in regard TO persons and events which 60 70 make
up history, | hope to make the Globe an honest
memoir; and with that view / an resolved to
speak INDEPENDENTLY Of all parties.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX will
contain report of all the Debates in Congress,
revised by tho speakers, the Messages of the
President of the United States, the annual report
of the heads of the Executive Departments, the
laws passed during the session and copious index
es to all. They will be printed on double royal
sheet, in book form, royal quarto size, each num-
Der containing IL pages. The whole will make,
IL is believed, between $500 and $500 pages, as
the long sessions, for many years, have ranged
between those numbers, and the next session will
be what is termed long one." This, believe,
is the cheapest work ever sold in any country
whether reprint or printed from manuscript
copy, taking for data the average number Of
words of the long sessions since lS4S. The aver
age number of pages is $3.50, and the average
number of words on page is 9 497, consequent
ly the average number Of words in long session
is 9,290772. AS | have sold to subscribers that
number of words for six dollars, it follows that
they have paid less than six and one half cents
for every 100000 words ! have furnished them,
while have paid my reporters 1929 for every
2,7s9 words Of this work in manuscript. Has any
other book seller anywhere, ever sold q book in
the first instance, whio it was new, at SO low a
ratei believe not, aud so strong is my belief
that hereby agree to give to any person who
shall prove to the contrary, complete set of the
debates running back to the year 1885, making 43
quarto volumes, which sell for $5 a volume.
An act of Congress authorizes these papers to
90 by mail free Of postage. The next session will
without doubt be IN unusually interesting one,
as it will be the first under new administration,
and several complex questions must be discussed
in it; for example, currency, Kansas. revenue and
other questions. The Globe will be- as heretofore
the only source from which full debates can be
obtained.
TERMS.-For copy Of the Daily Globe one
year, '''''''''.' '.,'.''..'.'.''''' $40 90
For copy of the Daily Globe months, 90
For copy of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, and the laws passed during tho
session, ........''' .'''....,... 90
Bank notes current in the section of the coun-
try where subscriber resides will be received at
par. The whole or any part of subscription
may be RENTED in postage stamps, which is pre-
ferable to any currency except gold and silver.
A paper will not be sent unless the money ac-
companies the order for it.
cannot afford to exchange with all the news
papers that desire the Globe. but will send the
Daily Globe during the session to all who shall
publish this prospectus three times before tho
first Monday of next December. Those who may
publish should send their papers containing it to
me, marked with pen to direct attention to it.
JOHN c. RlVES.
Washington, Oct. 81, 1857.