The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-11-10

that the Idea ot such paper as | propose
10 make the Globe originated in the mind o.
The Father of his Country. He said:
1t is to be lamened that the editors of the dieren
correctly (nstead of sung their papers with scurrih
ty and nonsenscal defamation which few would read
ltthey were appnsed of the conents) publish the de
bates in Congress all great national questions The
principles upon which the difference OF opinion arises
well the decisions would then come fully before
the public and afford the best data for its Judgment
Sparkss Writings OF Washington, vol. 10, p 81.
THE DAILY GLOBE
AND
THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
In surrendering my interest in the organ
Of a great political party, cherished the
purpose of continuing the Congressional
Globe, and, if possible, in time, 10 perfect il
into a full history of the action of Congress,
giving the debates accurately and fully with
the proceedipgs-all stamped with the verify
Of an official record. From the passage in
the leuel of General Washington, which
have quoted, i, will be perceived that he
thought this office might be combined with
that Of regular newspaper and ii is certain
that the avidty of the public for Jews Of the
less important kind greatly contributes to
give wings TO the weighiier matter which
may be called Congressional news.
Having succeeded in my purpose Of per-
fecling the reports of the debates in Congress
and giving them the official stamp, | now
propose 10 send them abroad, in connection
with the news of the day, in such haste as
shall outstrip full and accurate intelligence
sent from the seat OF Government in any
other form whatever 1t will even antici
pate the scraps OF news forwarded to cities
within two hundred and fifty miles of Wash
Ington by telegraph. Before the events thus
transmitted are published in the morning
papers, (for instance, of the city Of n. York.
the Globe containing them will have reached
the post office that city by the Express
Mail of the previous night. The process by
which this will be effected | now lay before
the public.
will have corps Of sixteen Reporters
in Congress each in succession will take
notes during five minutes; then retire, pre-
pare them for the Press, put them slip by
slip in the hands Of cOmpoSitorS; and thus
while debate is going on in Congress, il
will be put in type, and in a few minutes
after il is ended il will be in print | shall
bv this means be enabled to send by the
Express Mail Of 5 o'clock p. m. for the
East, West, and North, and by that of 8 o.
clock p m. for the South, all the proceed
ings Of Congress up TO the ordinary hour of
adjournment. Thus the accurate debates Of
Congress will reach the cities two hundred
and fifty miles from the Capitol before their
daily morning papers are in circulation.
The miscellaneous news | shall be care
fpl TO gather from remote sections of the
country by telegraph. | will obtain from
the Executive Departments, through official
1ho If foll
in them, and, through agents employed for
the purpose: all the city news Of conse-
quence in sufficient time 10 be put into the |
the Globe and mailed in the Express Mail |
trains. In this way ! hope 10 create new
era in the dissemination of news from
Washington. Hitherto no newspaper has
attempted TO give authentic accounts OF
things done al Washington before the pub
lie mind al distance had received IFS first
impressions fom irresponsible telegraphic
Sspatches, or by letter-writers biased by
peculiar views.
Washington has now become so great
center of political interest during all the |
Year-ihe proceedings of the Executive De |
partments and the information collected BY |
them even during the recess of Congress is |
Of so much importance TO the interests of
every section Of the country-ihat l shall |
continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with a view to become the |
vehicle OF the earliest and most correct in
1elligence.
II is part OF my plan TO reduce the price |
OF the daily paper 10 half that of similar pa |
pers and thus hope 10 extend its circula-
tion so as 10 invite advertisements ] will
publish advertisements of the Government. |
TO subscribers in the cities hope to sub |
init such terms as will induce them to ad- |
vertise their business in every village |
throughout the Union. where the Globe is |
sent daily under the franks of members of
Congress, all Of whom take it, and some Of
them a large number of copies
The installation of d new Administr alton |
and new Congress poriends much change |
in the course OF public affairs as the result
of the next session. Many vast interests |
which were brought up in the last Congress
were laid over by The Democratic majority TO |
await The action Of a Democratic Executive |
The new modelling of the tariff; the new
Sand system; the question of giving home |
sieads, and making every man freehoder
who NAV choose TO AeCOme one; the approx |
imaton of the Atlantic an1 Pacific oceans !
by a national railroad across the territory oil
the Union, reform in the Army, Navy, and
civil of1ices-all these great questions, with
a thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
mUlt!udes Of men and every Stale in the
Uuion, will, now being natured by public o.
pinion, come up for the Governments decis-
ion. These new ISSUES, CO. cooperating with
old ones, coming up TO be disposed of by
new actors on the scenes at Washington,
will be ap, TO modify greatly, if not alter es-
sentially, The party organizations Of the
country.
To these elements Of interest another is
likely TO be introduced by the interposition
OF the agitations Of Europe. After nearly
forty years of peace in Europe there is an
evident restlessness that now seems fraught
with tendencies threatening war; and if war
comes, in all likelihood there will follow
such universal change that the United
States can scarcely hope to escape its vor-
tex. Indeed, from late events il is apparent
that our Government is already drawn into
European difficulties. These circumstances
are calculated 10 draw the public mind to-
wards the next Congress with much expec-
taiion.
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