Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-15
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
\ AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

IL VIII be seen by the annexed extract from
| letter OF General Washington TO David Stewart
| dated New York, nth March, 1880, that the idea
| OF such paper. as propose 10 make the Globe
orlgnatedin the mind oithe Father OF his Country
| He said:
at to be lamented that the editors of the different
dazettes In the Union do not generally
recty 0nstead Of stang their papers with scurrty
defamation which few would II they
appraised OF the conten publish the debates In Congress
on all great national questions The principles upon which
ns nh ,so Of opinion arises well the decisions
| vol. 10, p 81.
| The DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
In surrenderng my interest in the organ of
great political party, cherished the purpose of
| continuing the Congressional Globe and il posi-
bic, In time TO perfect il into full history Of the
action OF Congress, giving the debates accurately
and fully with the proceedings al 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
newspapers and is certain that the avidity of the
public for news of the less important kind greatly
contributes 10 give wing to the weightier matter
which may be called Congressional news.
| Having succeeded in my purpose of perlectng
| 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 ontstrp full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
| in any other form whatever. II will even antci-
pate the scraps Of news forwarded 10 cities within
| two hundred and fifty miles OF Washington by tee-
graph. Before the events thus transmitted are
published in the morning papers, flor 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
/ live minutes, then retire. prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands of com
i posltors, and thus, while a debate is going in
! Congress, il 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 o'clock p. IN. for the East, West, and
North, and by that Of o'clock p IN. 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 circuation. H
/ The miscellaneous news shall be careful 10
gather from remote sections ofthe 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 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-
| ton OF news from Washington. Hitherto no news
i paper has attempted to give authentic accounts of
i things done at Washington before the public mind
at distance had received its first impressions
/ form irresponsible telegraphc dispatches, or by
| letter-wrlters biased by peculiar views.
Washington has now become so great a 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 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 10 half that of similar daily papers; and
thus hope TO extend its circulation TO invite
4 advertisements. will publish advertisements of
| the Government. To subscribers i'm the cities
hope 10 submit such terms as will induce them 10
/ advertise their business in every village through
out the Union, where the Globe is sentdaiy under
the franks OF members of Congress, all of whom
take II, and some OF them large number of copies
| The installation OF a 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 I'm in the
majority to 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 freehoder 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 ofices-all these great cues
| tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
HiuiuluucS VI iHeu dHu every sotate III the Union,
will, now being matured by public opinion come
i up for the Governments decision. These new
ISSUES, cooperating with old ones coming MP TO be
disposed OF by ,ew actors on'the scenes at Wash
ngton, will he apt TO modify greatly, if not alter
| essentially the party organizations of the country
10 these elements Of interest another is likely
10 be introduced by the interpositon Of the agia-
tons OF Europe. After nearly forty years of peace
in Europe there is an evident restlessness that
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
| Il T
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope 10 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-
pectaton. ##.l
The DAILY GLOBE will be printed on fine paper
double royal size, with small type, (brevier and
| nonpareil,) 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 OF the proceedings OF Congress and the running
debates as given by the,Reporters. The speeches
which members may choose to write ont 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
nv oSCh ouho sabsiaStoIy iHdsHluCl as IL gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart, considering that neghbors have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find il too onerous to be AT the charge ofboth.
To facilitate the circulation of the Congress-
ional Globe, and cheaper il 10 subscribers, Con-
gross passed last year joint resolution making il
free OF postage. annex il, as the law may not
be accessible 10 postnasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution of the Laws
OF Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view TO the cheap circulation 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 bodes at&
BE resolved By TIE Scnote and House Of Representatives
81 the United States Of mefca in Cbgrrss assembled, That
from and after the present session of Congress- tho Con-
gressona Globe and appendix which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall free through the mails
long the shall be published by order Of Con-
gress: Proded That nothing herein shall be construed
TO authorize the circulation of the Daily Globe free Of
postage. t Approved, August Q, 1862
As sell The Dairy GroRr NJ half tba nr;ca ,,r