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be more usefuliy employed than in condensing and again spreadng abroad the ipte' genee of our free country, tending to such happy results through cut almcst niraculously adjusted State and National in- stitutons.

 Having identified ourselves with the plan of ad vaneing the usefulness of Congress by publishing all and impartial reports and having a iarre mass of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, issued during the last twelve years, which would be im- paired in value 10 us and utility to the public, if the work were discontinued, we have doable no tive 10 prompt ns to extend it through new series We are resolved, fpossible, to give it permanenre and to hand it down to successors as a standard Work. worthy of being maintained and improved We shall enter upon oslr new undertaking without being distracted bnrdened by any associate abors ol the press; and, thus unencumbered shall hone to make the new series step in advance of the for mcr in all points of execution. With a view to ac- compIish this, we shall be tone oI the other) in at. tendance on Congress.

 The reports will not be affected by party bias We believe that every member of Congress will bear witness that our reports are full and fair The Congressional Globe is made up of the daily proceedings Oi the tive Houses of Congress and printed on supeI6ne double royal paper With smati type, fbreyieT and nonparel) in quatto form, each number containing sixteen royal quart0 pages The speeches of the members, in this form are con dcnsed--the full report of the prepared speeches being reserved in the Appendix. All resolutions, motions, and other proceedings, given in the form of the Journals. with the yeas and nays on every important question.

 The Appendix is made ID Of the Presidents An nual Message, the reports of the principal officers of the Government that accompany it, and all speeches of members of Congress, written out and revised by themselves. It IS printed in the same form as the Congressional Globe and usually makes about the same number of pages during session

 During the last month six weeks of session there is rarely more business done than will make two numbers week-one of the Congressional Globe and one of the Appendix; but during the Ie- malndeT ot session, there is usually sufficient mat ter for two or three numbers of each every week The sext session will be unusually interesting; therefore we calculate the Congressional Globe and Appendix together will make near 1900 large quar- to pages. printed in small type-breyier and nonpa- riel, We furnish complete indexes to both at the end of a session.

 We have on hand the Congressional Globe and Appendix for the last l5 sessions of Congress, king together l5 large quarto volumes, which we sell unbound, for S4l, or bound with Russia backs and corners, for Sj6. Those who want the back volumes should apply for them immediately, they are in demand. Congress subscribed for 34I com plete sets during the two last sessions. The pro- ceedings of Congress for,the last nine years cannot be procured from any other soarce-tiales and Sea ton having stopped printing their Register of De- bates in 1887.

 We will endeavor to print sufficient number of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscarred, or lost in the mails; bat subscribers should be very particular to he their papers carefully for fear that We should moi be able tc supply ali the lost num- bers.

 TERMS

 For one copy of the Congressional Globe, Si co For one copy of the Appendix. 00 For six copies of either, or part of both, O0

 The money may be remitted by mail at our risk.

 Oar prices for these papers are low that we cannot afford to credit them out; therefore, per son need consume his time in writing for them un- less he sends the money.

 BLAIR & RIVES.

 Washington, Oct. I5, Isa6.