Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-30
7 II E GLOBE
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

III Will DE seen by Inc annexed extract from u
letter OF General Washington TO David Stewart,
dated New York. 18th March, 1890, that the idea
OF such paper as propose TO make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country.
He said
at to be lamented that the editors of the different
Gazsttes In the Union do generally
reetly dnstead Of stuing their papers with seurry and
nonsenseal which few would read IL they
appraised Of the content publish the debates in Congress
all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference OF opinion arises, well the decisions
would then fully before the public best
data for its jadsment-s W,itn0s Of Washington,
poI 10, p. 81.
THE DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE
In surrenderng my interest in the organ Of a
great political party, cherished the purpose OF
continuing the Congressional Globe, and If possi-
Bile, in time, 10 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 il will be perceived that he thought this
office might be combined with that of regular
newspaper; and is certain that the avidy OF the
public for news of the less important kind greatly
contributes 10. give wing 10 the weighter matter
which may be called Congressional news.
| Having succeeded in my purpose Of perecting
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
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Government
IN any other form whatever. II will even antici-
pate the scraps OF news forwarded 10 cities within
two hundred and fifty miles Of Washington by tele
graph Before the events thus transmitted
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
i 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
five minutes, then retire, prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands Of com
posors, and thus, while a debate is going on in
| Congress- it will be put in type, and in few min
utes after il is ended il will be in print shall
by this means, be enabled 10 send by The Express
Mail of 5o'cock p. m. for the East, West and
North and by that of O'Clock p IN. 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.
II 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 10 create a new era in the dissemina-
lion ofncws 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
form irresponsible Geographic dispatches, or by
et,erwrters 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
cess of Congress is OF so much Importance 10 the
interests OF every section Of the conntry--that
shall continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with view TO become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intelligence
4 Ii is part of my plan 10 reduce the price of the
daily paper to half that Of similar daily papers; and
thus hope 10 extend its circulation so as TO invite
advertisements. | will publish advertisements OF
4 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 sent daily under
the franks of members OF Congress, all OF whom
take il, and some ofthem large number of copies.
4 The installation OF new Administration and
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 10 await the action ola 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 ofces-all these great ques-
TONS with a thousandminor ones, deeply affecting
mnltitudes 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 new actors on the scenes at Wash
ngton, will be apt TO modify greatly, il not alter
essentially the party organizations OF the country.
| To these elements of interest another is likely
10 be introduced by the interposton of the agita-
tons 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 will
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope to escape its vortex. Indeed
lafa
is already drawn into European difficulties. These
| circumstances are calculated 10 draw the public
mind towards the next Congress with much ex-
| pectaton.
double royal size, with small type, (brevier and
| nonpareO at five dollars year.
i 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 10 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, nasnuch as il gave
an incomplete view Of the transactions in Con-
Rress; and therefore have concluded not 10 sell
them apart considering that ncighbors can have the
advantage OF both by clubbing, IN case individuals
shall find il too onerous 10 be at the charge ofboth.
To facilitate the circulation OF the Congress-
| iona Globe, and cheaper il TO subscribers, Con-
gfess passed last year joint resolution making
free of postage | annex IT, as the law may not
be accessible TO postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution Of
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 interprea
ton thereof and to make free the communication between
i the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resored By he &,dte and Hoase Of Representatives.
Of dc United States Of Aaerica ia Congress assembled That
from and after the present session of Congress- the Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix, which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
40 long the shall DO published by order OF Con-
gress: Procd That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation OF the Daily Globe free Of
| postage. Approved, August Q, 1862
As | sell The DAILY GLOBE at half the price of
| similar publications, the CONGRESSIONAL GI.oBE
and APPENDIX is sold for hafth cost of SO much
Il