Washington sentinel., 1853-10-16
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS-,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.


letter OF General Washington TO David Stewart.
dated New York, 17th March, 1870, that the idea
of such paper as propose 10 make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father OF his Country
He said:
at is to be aented that the editors OF the different
azees in the Union do not more generally and more cor
which few would II they
appred Of the content publish the debates In
on all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference opinion arises well the decisions,
would then come fully before the pubc and afford the bes
rof. TO- p. ~.
THE DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLoBR.
In surrenderng my interest in the organ of q
great political party, | cherished the purpose OF
continuing the Congressional Globe, and, If poss-
BILE, in time, to perfect it into full history of the
action of Congress, giving the debates accurately
and fully with the proceedings-all stamped with
the verify of an official record. From the passage
in the letter OF General Washington, which have
quoted, it viii be perceived that he thought this
Office might be combined with that OF regular
newspapers and il is certain that the avidity OF the
public for news of the less important kind greatly
contributes TO give wing to the weightier matter
which may be called Congressional news
Having succeeded in my purpose OF perfecting
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 accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
in any other form whatever. It will even antici-
pate the scraps of news forwarded TO cties within
Two hundred and fifty miles of Washington by tsis-
graph. Before the events thus transmitted are
published in the morning papers, (for instance, of
the city of New York the Globe containing them
will have reached the post Office OF that city by tho
| Express Mail of the previous night The process
by which this will be effected now lay before the
1 public.
| will have corps of sixteen Reporters in Con-
| gress; each in succession will take notes during
| five minutes, then retire, prepare them for tho
| Press put them slip by slip in the hands Of COM
/ a
Congress- it will be put in type, and in a few min
utes after il is ended it will be in print, shall,
| by this means be enabled 10 send by the Express
| Mail of o'clock p. m for the East, West, and
North and by that of o'clock p. m. for the South,
all the proceedings 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 morn.
ing papers in circulation.
The miscellaneous news I shall be careful to
gather from sections of the country by tels
graph will obtain from the Executives Depart
ments, through official sources, the matters OF mo-
ment transacted III them, and through agents
employed for the purpose, all the city news OF con-
sequence in sufficient time to be put into the Globe
| and mailed in the Express Mail trains. In this
way hope 10 create new era in the dissemina-
| tion of news from Washington Hitherto no news
i paper has attempted 10 give authentic accounts of
/ things done at Washington before the public mind
/ at distance had received its first Impressions
/ from irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
4
Washington has now become so great centre
of political interest during all the year-the pro
4 ceedings of the Executive Departments and the
information collected by them even during the re-
cess of Congress is of SO much Importance TO tho
interests of every section of the country--that
shall continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with view TO become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intelligence.
II is part Of my plan TO reduce the price of tho
daily paper to half that Of similar daily papers; and
thus hope 10 extend its circulation as TO invite
advertisements. / will publish advertisements of
the Government. To subscribers in the citiea
| hope to submit such terms as will induce them to
| advertise their business in every village through
out the Union, where the Globe is sent daily under
the franks of members of Congress, all of whom
| take it, and some ofthem large number Of copies.
The installation OF new Administration and q
new Congress portends much change IN the course
of public affairs 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 Democratic Ex-
ecutive The new modelling of the tariff; the now
land system; the question of giving homesteads,
and making every man freeholder who may
\ choose TO become one; the approximation of the
/ Atlantic and Pacific oceans by national railroad
across the territory of the Union reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil otfices--all these great ques-
tons, with thousand minor ones deeply affecting
multitudes of men and every State in the Union,
will, now being matured by public opinion, como
up for the Governments decision These new
issues cooperating with old ones, coming up TO bo
disposed of by new actors on the scenes at Wash
ington will be apt TO modify greatly, if not alter
essentially the party organizations OF the country.
| To these elements OF interest another is likely
to be introduced by the interpositon of the ngita-
tons of Europe. After nearly forty years of peace
| in Europe there is an evident restessness 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 vortex. Indeed
from late events 1t is apparent that our government
is already drawn into European difficulties These
circumstances calculated TO draw the public
| mind towards the next Congress with much
| pectation
The DAILY GLOBE will be printed on fine paper,
double royal size, with small type, (brevier and
nonpareil,) at five dollars year.
! The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE will also be printed
on double royal sheet, i'll book form, royal
quarto size. each number containing sixteen pages.
| The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE proper will be mado
up of the proceedings of Congress and the running
| debates as given by The Reporters. The speeches
/ which members may choose TO write out them
| selves will, together with the messages of tho
President of the United States. the reports of the
Executive Departments, and the laws passed BY
/ Congress, be added in an Appendix. Formerly
1 / received subscriptions for the Congressional
| Globe and Appendix separately. But this has
not been found satisfactory, inasmuch as it gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart considering that neghbors have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in individuals
shall find too 10 be at the charge ofboh.
To facilitate the circulation Of the Congress-
ional Globe, and cheaper il to subscribers, Con-
gress passed last year Joint resolution making it
free of postage. | annex it, as the law may not
be accessible 10 postmasters generally
Resolution providing for the distribution Of the Laws
of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view TO the cheap circulation Of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing to the true nterpres
thereof make free the Communication between
the representative and constituent bodies
Be resolved BY The Senate and House Of Rep-e,entatires
Qf the United States Of Aaerca Congress assembled That
from and nftcr the session Of Congress- the Con-
ressional Globe and Appendix which contains the lave
and the debates thereon shall free through the mails
long the shall be published by order OF Con-
gress Procded That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free Of
postage Approved, August Q, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLOBE at half the price Of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLoBr
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of much
composition press-work and paper This can