The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-12-21
The DAILY GLOBE

THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.
In SUR rendering my interest in the organ of a
great political party, cherished the purpose of
continuing the Congressional Globe, and, if pos
sible. in time, TO perfect it into full history of
the action of Congress, giving the debates accu-
rately and fully with the proceedings-all stamp
ed uith the verify of official record. From
the passase 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 il is certain that the
avidity of the public for news of the less impor-
tant kind greatly contributes to give wings to the
weightier matter which may be called Congress
sional news.
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 shall outstrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Gov eminent
in any other form whatever. 1t will even antici-
pate the scraps of news forwarded to cities within
two hundred and fifty miles of Washington by
Telegraph. Before the events thus transmitted are
published in .hemorning papers, (for instance, of
viii have reached the post Office of that CITY by
the Express Mail of the previous night The pro-
cess by which this will be effected now lay be-
fore the public.
will have corps of sixteen Reporters in Con-.
gress; each in succession will take notes during
nfC luilutcs, ucu lCtcs RtSP"'S s"S.A ~ sssS
Press. put them slip by slip in the hands OF COM
positors, 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 1t will be in print shall
hy this means be enabledto send by the Express
Mail of O'Clock p. m. for the East, West, and
North, and by that of 9 o'clock p. m. for the
South, all the proceedings of Congress up to the
ordinary hour of adjournment Thus the accu-
rate 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 l shall be careful to
gather from remote sections of the country by
telegraph. will obtain from the Executive De.
partments, through official sources. the matters
of moment transacted in them, and, through agents
employed for the purpose, all the city news of
consequence 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 dis
semination of news from Washington Hitherto
no newspaper has attempted to give authentic ac-
counts Of things done at Washington before the
public mind at distance had received Its frst
impressions from irresponsible telegraphic dis
patches. or by letter-writers biased by peculiar
views
Washington has now become SO great a center
of political interest during all the year--the pro
ceedings of the Executive Departments and the
information collected by them even during there
Cess of Congress is of SO much mportance to the
interests of every section of the country--that
shall continue the publication OF the daily paper
permanently, with view to become the vehicle