Washington sentinel., 1853-11-16
TIL r GLOB ID:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

! dated New York, 18th March, 1890, 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 amented that the editors of the different
Gazetes In the Union do not generally
rectly dnsead Of stung their papers with scurry and
nonsenscal defamation which would read they were
apprised OF the cotent publish the debates Congress
all great questions The principles upon which
the difference opinion arises as well as the decsons
would then fully before the public afford the best
data for It's WRITINGS Of Washington,
| vot 10, p. 81
| THE DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
| In surrendering my interest in the organ of
great political party, cherished the purpose of
continuing the Congressional Globe, and il possi-
Bile, in time, TO perfect il 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 Il will be perceived that he thought this
office might be combined with that of a regular
newspaper; and il is certain that the avidty of the
public for news OF the less important kind greatly
contributes 10 give wing TO the weighter matter
which may be called Congressional news Is
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-
rate intelligence sent from the of Government
| in any other form whatever Ii will even antici-
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, tor 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
i by which this will be effected now lay before the
public.
| will have corps of sixteen Reporters in Con-
gress; each in succession viii take notes during
| five minutes then retire, prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands of COM
positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, il will be put in type, and in few min
utes after it is ended il win be in print I 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
i 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 tee-
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 new era in the dissemna-
| ton ofnews from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attempted 10 give authentic accounts Of
things done at Washington before the public mind
at distance had received its first impressions
form irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
i Il
i Washington has now become so great centre
| of political interest during all the ycar--the pro
ceedings of the Executive Departments and the
i 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 view to become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intelligence,
! II is part Of my plan TO reduce the price Of the
daily paper to half that Of similar daily papers, and
/ Tins n p lie ulatn to
advertisements. will publish advertisements OF
| the Government To subscribers in the cities
| hope TO submit such terms will induce them 10
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 il, and some Of them large number of copies.
The installation OF new Administration and a
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 We're laid over by the Democratic
majority TO await the action Of a Democratic Ex-
ecutive. 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 a national railroad
across the territory Of the Union reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil Offices these great ques-
| tons with a thousand minor ones deeply affecting
| multltudes 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 to be
| disposed of by ,ew actors on the scenes at Wash
ington will be apt TO modify greatly, if not alter
essentially the party organizations Of the country.
70 these elements Of interest another is likely
to be introduced by the nterposition of the agita-
tions 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 viii
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope TO escape its vortex. Indeed
f.Nf,, InfA
is already drawninto 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, (brever and
nonparell,) at five 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 ofthe 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 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 l have concluded not to sell
them apart, considering that neighbors can have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find it too 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
be accessible 10 postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution the Laws
of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view the cheap circulation Of the laws of Con-
gress and the debates contributing the interprea
ton thereof and to make free the communication between
m m M lcDno ant braifa
BE resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives.
g the Tinted States Of AmSrico in Cb,ess assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- Con-
gressiona Globe and Appendix, which the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
long the shall be published by order of Con.
gress Porid, That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free of
postage. Approved, August @, 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