The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-11-26
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS.

publish now my annual Prospectues of the Daily
Globe, and The Congressional Globe and Appendix to
remind subscribers and inform those who may desire 10
subscribe, that Congress will meet the first Monday
next December, when shall recommence publishing the
above-named papers They have bee published so long
that most public know their character and therefore
deem it needless 10 give minute account of the kind OF
matter they will contain
The Daily Globe will contain report of the Debates
in both branches of Congress- taken down reporters
equal at least TO any of shorthand writers in this
or IN any other country. majority OF them will, each
be able 10 report rerbGD1 thousand words hour,
while the average number of words spoken by Rueni
SPEAKERS rarely exceeds seven thousand five hundred
words an When the debates of a day do not Re
Than forty columns they shall appear in the Daily
Globe of the morning, which will contain, Also the
of the day together with such editorial articles
may be suggested by passing
1t Is also my mtention from time TO tme occasion
may require, publish my "reminiscences of public
men with whom have been associated during the last
tventy-eght years. Anecdotes of General Jackson and
leading of other partes will believe, be sting
now, when partisan bitterness has abated.
In becoming the reporter the debates of Congress-
deemed II proper say that the Globe would be
partisan paper This pledge will NOT be forfeited by in
Producing contribution TO history the political traits
OF character which dis, hgushed The public of my
time. Although am and intend 10 Temain thorough
Democrat will never obrude my principles in a way
10 make them obnoxious any party. But in regard
PEI and events which go make up history hope
TO make the Globe an honest memoir; and with that
view, am resolved TO speak independently OF all parties
The Congressional Globe and Appendix will contain
report of all the Debates in Congress, revised by the
speakers, the Messages of the President the United
States, the Annual Reports ofthe Heads fthe Executive
departments, TIE Laws passed during the session, and
cOpOus indexes all. They will be printed double
royal sheet in book FORM royal quarO size each number
containing sixteen pages. The whole will make, il is
believed between $500 and 5000 pages the long
SONS for many years have ranged between those
bers and the next session will be what is termed a long
one" This believe is the cheapest work ever sold in
any country, whether reprint printed from manu-
script copy taking for data the average number words
of the long sessions since the year SiS The average
number OF pages is 1885, and the average number OF
words on page is o7, consequently the average
Der Of words OF long session is 290772 AS have
sold subscribers that number of words dollars
II follows that they have paid less than SiE and ha
cents for Srry 100000 icOrdS hare furnished them while
have paid M reporters 500 for every 397 words OF
this work, an manuscript Has any other seller any
where's sold book in the first instance while was
new, at so low rate? believe not; and strong is
my belief that hereby agree 10 give any person who
shall prove the contrary, complete of the debates
running back the 1885, making forty three qua
volumes, which sell for IS volume An of Congress
authonZes these papers 10 go by mail free of postage
The session will be- without doubt, unusually in
teresing one will be the first under Admins
raOn and several complex questions be discussed
for example, the currency, Kansas, revenue, and
other questions The Globe will be, heretofore the
only source from which full debates can be obtained