The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-12-07
The DAILY GLOBE
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.

continuing the Congressional Globe, and, If pos
sib!e, in time To perfect it into full history oil
the action of Congress, giving the debates accu-
ratey aud fully with the proceedngs-all stamp
ed " ith The verify of an official record. From
the passage in the letter of General Washing ton,
which, have quoted, il will be perceived that he
thought this Office might be combined with that
of seguiar newspaper; and il is certain that the
avidty II the public for news of the less impnr-
tam kind greatly contributes to give wings to she
weiyher matter which may be called Coz gres-
sion al news.
Having succeeded in my purpose of perfecting
the reports of the debates in Congress and giving
them the official stamp, | now propose to send
them abroad, in connection with the news OF the |
day in such haste as shall outstrip full and accu
intelligence sent from the seat of Gov ernment
in any other form whatever. 1t VIII even autici.
pate the scraps of forwarded to cities within
two hundred and fifty miles OF w ashington by
telegraph Before the events thus transmitted Al e
published iii the morning papers (tor instance, OF
the city of New York } the Globe containing them
will have reached the post Office of that CITY by
the Express Nail of the previous night The pro
cess by which this Will be effected now lay be.
tore the public.
will have a corps of sixteen Reporters in Goa
gre-s; ach in succession will take notes during
1--WE minutes, then retire, prepare them for the
Press pat them slip by slip IN the hands Of com
rostors, and thus, while debate is going on jiu
Congress il will be- pu, IN type, aud III {. miu-
nte- after it is ended II viii he in print. shall
ny tins mems be enabled 10 send by the Exprrss
Man, OF O'Clock p. for the East, West, aud
North, and by that of 9 O'Clock p. for the
South, all the proceedings Of Congress up to the
ordinary hour of adjournment. Thus the accn
rate debates OF Congress will reach the cities two
hundred and hiiy miles from the Capitol before
their daily morning papers are in cir culation.
| The miscellaneous news shall be careful to
gather from remote sections of the country by
Telegraph. | will obtain from the Executive De-
partmenis. through official sources. the matters
of moment trans ted in them, and, through agents
employed for the purpose. all the city news OF
consequence in sufficient time to be put into the
Globe and mailed in the Express Ma trains. In
this way hope to create new era III the dis
semination of news from Washington. Hitherto
no new spaper has attempted to give authentic
counts OF things done at Washington before the
public mind at distance had received ITS frs;
| impressions from irresponsible telegTaphic dis
patches, or by letter writers biased by peculiar
views
| Washington has now become so great a center
Of political interest during all the year-the pro
ceedings Of the Executive Departments and the
Information collected by them even during the
Cess of Congress is of go much importance to the
interests uf every section of the co:,ntry--that
-hall continue the publication OF the daily paper
permanently, with view to become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intel igence.
| 1t is port of my plan to reduce the price Of the
daily paper TO halt that of similar daily papers:
aud thus hupe to extend its circulation 50 10
invite advertisements | will publish advertise.
ments of the Government To subscribers in the
cities hope to submit such terms as will indnce
them TO advertise their business in every village
throughout the Union, where the Globe is sem
daily under the franks Of members of Congress
all Of whom take it, and some of them largt
number of copies.
1 The installation Of Administration and
new Congress porten,ls much change in the cours.
j Of public affairs the result of the next session
8 Many vast interests which brought up III thu
e last Congress were laid over by the Democratic
b, majority to await the action of Democratic Ex
ecu.ivc. The new modelling Of the tariff; the y
land system; The question of giving homeseads
and making every men frechoIder who ma,
chocsc to become one; the approximation Of tn
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by natio nal raroa
across the territory of the Union; reform in tn
. Army, Navy, and civil ofhces-all these grea
questions, with thousand minor ones. deeply al
T. iec,iug multitudes of men and every State in tn
Union, will, now being matured bv public op
ion, come up for the Governments decision -
These new issues, cooperating with old ones
=. coming up to be disposed of by new actors on tn
h scenes at Washington, will be apt to modify great
l. y, il not alter essentially. the party organizat"
OF the country.
To these elements of interest another s likel
to be introduced by the interposition OF the agta
tions OF Europe. Alter nearly forty years of peac
II in Europe there is an evident restlessness tina
now seems franght with tendencies ihreatenin
war: and if war comes, III all likelihood there wi
follow such universal change that the Unite
States scarcely hope to escape its vortex. In
deed, from late events it is apparent that our Gov
>, ernment Is already drawn into European ditficu
~ ties. These circumstances are calculated to ORA,
the public mind towards the next Congress wit
much expectation.
The DAILY CLONE will be printed on fine pi
per. double royal size, with small type, (brey il
aud nonpareil,) } at five dollars year.
. The CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE will also be prin
ed on a double royal Sheet in book form, roy
luarto size, each number continuing sixteen page
=. The Con C REssroNALG GIoBE proper will be mad
up of the proceedings of Congress and the RI,
nIng debates given by the Reporters tn
s. speeches which members may choose to write q,
g hemselves will, together with the messages of III
President OF the United States, the reports Of II
Executive Departments, and the laws passed b
Congress, be added in an Appendix. Formerly
T. received subscriptions for the Congressional Glos
and Appendix separately. But this has not bee
found satisfactory, inasmuch as It gave an incou
s plete of the transactions in Congress- an
therefore have concluded not to sell them apar
:, considering that neighbors can have the advantas
- =, of both by clubbing in individuals shall Fl,
" i. too onerous to be at the charge Of both
10 facilitate the circulation Of the Congressio
al Globe and theapen it to subscribers, Congre
passed last year joint resolution making it ir,
of postage. l annex it, as the law may not be a
cessible to postmasters generally:
D. Joint Resolution providing for the distribution
a. The Laws of Congress and the debates thereon.
ce With view to the cheap circulation of the lay
of Congress and the debates contributing to II
- true Interpretation thereof and TO make free q
communication between the representative al
constituent bodies:
Be it tresoloed by lhe Senate and House of Re
resentatipes Of the United States of .qmeriea
- Congress assembled That from and after the D, e
ent session Of Congress, the Congressional Clio
70 and Appendix. which contains the laws and Il
n' debates thereon, shall pass free through the ma
av so long as the same shall be published by order
nj Congress: Provided, That nothing herein sh
be construed to authorize the circulation of 4
Daily Globe free of postage.
Approved, August 6, 1852.
: As sci! the DAILY GLOBE at half the pri
to- of similar publications., SO the Con- GREssioN,
L. GLOBE aud APPENDIX is sold for half the cost
ks so much composition. press. work, and paper.
Use This can afford to do nasmuch as the subscri
Ike ton of Congress almost covers the cost of comp
sition, and this enables ne 20 sell for little mo
than the cost of press.work and paper. 1t !
- qures the sale of about 1900 copies 10 reimbnr
III expenses II 500 only were sold. the cost Of ca
al, copy would be about $l04! The debates IN Il
Dali