M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03
THE GLOBE.--sOFFICIAL PA.
PER OF CONGRESS.

+ PUBLlSHnoF my annual prospectus Of the
Il Daily Globe and the Congressional Globe and
AppendiN, to remind subscrbeB, and inform
those Who may desire to subscribe, that Congress
win meet on the first Monday of next December,
when | shall commence publishing the above ma
med papers. They have been published SO long
that most public men know .heir character, and |
therefore deem il useless to give aminnte account
OF the kind of matter they will contain.
THE DAILY GLOBE will contain a report Of the
Debates in both branches Of Congress, as taken
down by reporters equal ut least to any corps Of
short hand writers in this or any other country.
\ majority Of them will, each, be able 10 report,
verbatim, ten thousand words an hour, while the
average number OF words spoken by fluent spea-
kers, rarely exceeds 800 words an hour. When
the debates of day do not make more than 10
columns, they shall appear in the Daily Globe the
next morning, which will contain, also, the lows
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 a partisan paper This pledge
will not be forfeited by introducing as contribu-
ton to history the political traits Of character
which distinguished the men of my time. AL
though am, and intend TO remain thorough
democrat, will never ohtrude my principles in
way 10 make them obnoxious to any party. But,
in regard to persons and events which 60 10 make
up history, / hope to make the Globe an honest
memoir; and with that view am resolved to
speak Independently of all parties.
TmE CoNGREssloNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX will
contain report of all the Debates in Congress,
revised by the 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 quart0 size, each num-
Der containing l6 pages. The whole will make,
it is believed, between $500 and $500 pages, as
the long sessions, for many years, have ranged
between those numbers, and the Xtsesslon will
be what is termed "long one.o This, | believe,
is the cheapest work ever sold in any country,
whether d 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 S,7S6, and the average
number of words on u page is 2 497, consequent
ly, the average number of words in a long session
lis 8, ,29O,772. 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 100, 900 word S 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 book in
the first instance, while twas new, at so low a
rate? | believe not, and 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 1888, making 43
Quarto volumes, which sell for IS a volume.
An act of Congress authorizes these papers to
90 by mail free OF postage. The next session will
without doubt be an unusually interesting one,
as it will be the first under new administration,
and several complex questions must be discussed
lin II; for example, currency Kansas revenue and
Uher Questions. The Globe will be, as heretofore
, the >nly source from which full debates can be
obtaiInd.
TER&s.-For a copy of the Daily Globe one
year, .',............. $40 90
For copy ef the Daily Globe months, 90
Fora copy OF the Daily during the session, 8 OO
For copy OF th' Congressional Globe and
Appendix, and tile laws passed during tho
session, '''' So D W
Bank notes current in the section of the coun-
try where Rsubscriber resides will be received at
par The whole or any part of subscription
may be remitted in postage stamps, which is pre-
4 feTable 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 tho news
papers that desire the Globe, but will send the
daily Globe during the session to oil who shall
publish this prospectus three times before the
brst Monday Of next December. Those who may
publish shOnld send their papers containing it x
me, marked with pen to direct attention to it.
JOHN G, RIVES.
Washington, Oct. 81, 1851.