Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-17
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.


II will be seen by the annexed extract from
letter Of General Washington TO David Stewart,
dated New York, 18th March, 1870, that the idea
OF such paper as propose to make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country
He said
at be amented that the editors of the different
Gazetes In the Union do generally and more
reety dnstead Of stufng their papers with scury and
nonsenscal defamation which few would IL
appsed Of the content publish the debates Congress
ON all great national questions The principles upon which
would then fully before the public and afford the best
data for its judgment"-Sarkss Wltings Of Washington,
uot 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, if possi-
ble 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 regular
newspaper; and il is certain that the avidity of the
public for news Of the less important kind greatly
contributes to give wing to the weghter matter
which may be called Congressional news.
Having succeeded In my purpose OF perfecting
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 outstrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the of Government
i'll any other form whatever. II will even antici-
pate the scraps of news forwarded 10 cities within
two hundred and fiftyInes of Washington by tele-
graph Before the events thus transmitted are
published in the morning papers, (for 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 laybefore the
public.
will have a 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 i'm the hands of COM
posters, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, it will be put in type, and in few min
| utes after il is ended it will be in print 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
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 a new era in the dissemina-
ton of news from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attempted 10 give authentic accounts of
/
at distance had received its first Impressions
| form irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
| letter-writers biased by peculiar views.
Washington has now become so great 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 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
baa rltnof Il ,s.ll,
II is part of my plan TO reduce the price Of the
daily paper to half that of similar daily papers, and
thus hope to extend its circulation so to invite
| 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 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 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 10 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 offces-all these great ques-
tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
mutitudes 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 sew actors on the scenes at Wash
ngton, will be apt to 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 interpostion 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
from late events III apparent that our government
is already drawn into 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, brewer and
nonpareil,) at five 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 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 inasmuch as it gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not TO sell
them apart consideringth that neghbors can 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 it TO subscribers, Con-
gress passed last year joint resolution making i,
free Of postage. annex it, as the law may not
be accessible TO postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing distribution of the Laws
ofCongress and the Debates thereon.
With view to the cheap circulation Of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing the true nerprea
ton thereof and to make free the between
the representative and constituent bodies:
Be resolved 6y The Senate and House Of Representative
Of the United States Of america C5rgres assembled That
from and after the session Of Congress- the
gressonal Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
20 long as the same shall be published by order of Con-
gress: rorded That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe
postage Approved, August 9, 1859
As sell the DAILY GLOBE at halfth price of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of so mucb