Washington sentinel., 1853-11-05
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

II will be seen by the annexed extract from
letter OF General Washington 10 David Stewart,
dated New York, nth March, 1890, that the idea
| oil such paper as propose 10 make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country
| He said:
dazees In the Union do not generally and more cor
recty dnsead Of stufng their papers with scurrty
apprsed Of the conten publish the debates in Congress
on all great national questions The principles upon which
would then fully before the public and afford tho best
data @ ~ nor its Writings qf Jshington
| THE DAILY GLOBE AND The CONGRESSIONAL. GIopE
In surrendering my interest in the organ Of a
great political party, cherished the purpose Of
continuing the Congressional Globe, and il poss-
Bile, IN time TO perfect il into fun 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
4 in the letter of General Washington which have
quoted, il will be perceived that he thought this
Office might be combined with that of a regular
newspapers and il is certain that the avidty Of the
public for news Of the less important kind greatly
| contributes TO give wing 10 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 shall outstrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Government
| IN any other form whatever. II will even antic-
pate the scraps OF news forwarded TO cities within
two hundred and fifty miles of Washington by tele-
| graph. Before the events thus transmitted are
published IN the morning papers, Qor instance, of
the city OF New York; the Globe containing them
will have reached the post Office Of 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 Con-
| gress; each IN succession will take notes during
| fhan rafisa AZ a..
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands Of COM
| positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, It will be put in type, and in few min
utes after 1t is ended it will be in print. shall
by this means, be enabled TO 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 are in circulation.
The miscellaneous news / shall be careful to
gather from remote sections of the country by tele-
| graph will obtain from the Executive Depart
| ments, through official sources the matters of mo-
| ment transacted in 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 to create a new era in the dissemna-
tion of news from Washington Hitherto no news
paper has attempted to give authentic accounts of
things done at Washington before the public mind
at distance had received its first Impressions
form irresponsible telegraphc dispatches, or by
letter-writers biased by peculiar views. .
4 Washington has now become so great centre
OF political interest during all the year-the pro
ceedings of the Executive Departments and the
information collected by them even during the re-
cess OF Congress is of so much Importance 10 the
interests OF every section of the country-that
shall continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with a view to become the vehicle
Of the earliest and most correct intelligence.
/ 1t is part of my plan to reduce the price of the
daily paper to half that of similar daily papers, and
thus hope TO extend its circulation so as 10 invite
| advertisements. will publish advertisements Of
the Government. To subscribers in the cities
hope to submit such terms as will induce them to
advertise their business in every village through
out the Union, where the Globe is sentdaily under
the franks of members of Congress, all Of whom
| take II, and some ofthem large number Of copies.
The installation OF new Administration and a
| new Congress portends 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 Ex-
ecuiive The new modelling of the tariff; the new
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 offices--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, come
| up for the Governments decision. These new
issues cooperating with old ones, coming up 10 be
disposed OF by .ew actors on the scenes at Wash
lngton, 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 nterposition of the agta-
tions of Europe After nearly forty years Of peace
IN Europe there is evident restlessncss that
now seems iraught with tendencies threatening
war; and If war comes, in all likelihood there will
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope 10 escape its vortex. Indeed
from late events It'll apparent that our government
is already drawn into European difficulties. These
circumstances are calculated TO draw the public
mind towards the next Congress with much ex.
pectation.
The DAILY GLOBE will be printed on fine paper
double royal size, with small type, (brevier and
nonpareiJ at i've dollars year.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE will also be printed
on double royal sheet, in book form, royal
qnarto size. each number containing sixteen pages
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE proper will be made
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 the
President of the United States the reports of the
Executive Departments, and the laws passed by
Congress, be added in an Appendix. Formerly
received subscriptions for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix separately But this has
not been found satisfactory, nasmuch as il gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart considering that neighbors have the
advantage OF both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find too onerous to be at the charge ofboth
To facilitate the circulation of the Congress.
ional Globe, and cheaper il TO subscribers, Con-
gress passed last year joint resolution making il
free of postage. annex IT, as the law may not
he accessible to postmasters generally
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution Of the Law,
ofCongress and the Debates thereon
With view TO the cheap circulation of laws Of Con-
and the debates contributing to the true nerprea
ton thereof and to make free the between
the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resolved by the Snafe aud House of Re7resentars
Of the United &oes Of america Congryss assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the Con-
gessional Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
SO long ms the same shall be published by of Con-
gress Poridd, Thnt nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free Of
postage Approved, August 8, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLOBE at half the price OF |
similar publications. so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE |
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of so much
composition, press-work, and paper This can |
n do thao