Washington sentinel., 1853-10-15
THE GLOBE: :
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGREss,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.


dated New York, 17th March, 1890, that the idea
Of such paper as propose 10 make the Giooc
in the mind Of the Father OF his Country
He said
the Union do not generally and more cor
recty lnstead Of stung their papers with scurr and
apprsed Of the conents publish the debates in Congress-
all great national questions The principles upon xncn
would then come fully before the public afford the best
roi. 10, p 81
The DAILY GLOBE AND THE CoSeREssIoSAL CLOSE.
In surrenderng my interest in the organ OF
great political party, cherished the purpose OF
continuing the Congressional Globe, and, IL possi-
ble in time, 10 perfect il into full history of the
action Of Congress, giving the debates accurately
and fully with the proceedings-ali stamped with
the verify of an official record. From the passage
in the letter Of General Washington, which have
quoted, it will be perceived that he thought this
Office might be combined with that OF regular
newspaper and i Is certain that inc ayidy OF tne
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 pertect!ng
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 oustrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Government
in any other form whatever. il will even antici-
pate the scraps Of news forwarded 20 cities within
a
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.
gress; each in succession will take notes during
five minutes then retire, prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands Of COM
postors, and thus while a debate is going on IN
Congress- it will be put in type, and in few min
utes after it is ended il will be in print shall,
by this means, be enabled to send by the Express
Mail of S o'clock p. m. for the East, West, and
North and by that or Q o'clock p m. for the South,
all the proceedings of Congress up 10 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 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 q new era IN the dissemlna-
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 a distance had received its first impressions
from irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
ietter-writers biased by peculiar views.
Washington has now become SO great centre
of political interest during all the year-the pro
ceedngs of'the Executive Departments and the
information collected by them even during the re-
cess Of fCongress 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 10 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
4 t.x.,
advertisements / will publish advertisements of
the Government. To subscribers in the cities
hope to submit such terms as 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 it, and some ofthem large number of copies.
The installation OF new Administration and
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 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 national railroad
across the territory Of the Union reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil oficesall these great ques-
tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
muttudes 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 be
disposed OF by new actors on the scenes at wash
ington, will be apt 10 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 nerposition of the agita-
tions of Europe. After nearly forty years of peace
in Europe there is evident restlessness that
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
war; and il war comes, in all likelihood there win
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope to escape its vortex. 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 towards the next Congress with much ex-
pectation.
The DAILY GLOBE will be printed on fine paper,
double royal size, with small type, tbrevier and
nonpareil,) at i've dollars year.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE will also be printed
on double royal sheet in book form, royal
quarto 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 ofthe
Executive Departments, and the laws passed by
Congress- be added in an Appendix. Formerly
| received subscriptions for the Congressional
Globe aud 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
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-
iona Globe, and cheaper it 10 subscribers Con.
grcss passed last year joint resolution making il
free Of postage. | annex it, as the law may not
be accessible TO postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing the distribution the Lawn
Of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view the cheap circulation Of the laws of Con-
gress and the debates contributing to the true nerprea
ton thereof and TO make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies;
BE resorcd BY the Saate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of Aerca IN Congress assembled, That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the Com
greseiona Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
the debates thereon, shall pass free through the mails
long the shall be published by order Of Con-
gress Porided That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize tho circulation Of the Daily Globe free Of
postage. Approved, August Q, 1852
AS sell the DAILY GLOBE at halfthe 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