Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-01
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

letter Of General Washington 10 David Stewart,
dated New York, 18th March, 1880, that the idea
of such a paper as ] propose TO make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country.
lie said:
1t IL to be lamented that the editors Of the different
Dazettes In the Union do not more generally and more cor
nonsensical defamation, which few would read If they were
arprised Of the contents) publish the debates In Congress
on all great national questions. The principles upon which
the difference OF opinion arises, as well a. the decisionr,
would then come fully before the public, and afford the best
data for it, jndgment"-SparAs Vikings Of Washington,
THE DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE
In surrendering my interest in the organ of a
great political party, | cherished the purpose Of
continuing the Congressional Globe, and, if posi-
BILE, in time, TO perfect il into a 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 l have
quoted, IL will be perceived that he thought this
Office might be combined with that of a regular
newspapers; and il is certain that the avidity Of the
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 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 as shall outstrip full aud accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
IN any other form whatever. II will even antici-
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two hundred and fifty miles Of Washington by tele-
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 a corps Of sixteen Reporters in Con-
gress; each in succession will take notes during
i've minutes, then retire, prepare them for the
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positors, and thus, while a debate is going on in
Congress, ii will be put in type, and in a few min
utes after il ID is ended it will be in print. l shall
by this means, be enabled TO send by the Express
Mail Of 5 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 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 10
gather from remote sections of the 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 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-
ton 0 fnews from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attempted TO give authentic accounts of
things done at Washington before the public mind
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form irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
letter-writers 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 TO the
interests OF every section Of the country--that l
shall continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with a view TO become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intelligence.
3 IN "a mart pf nv p1an m ralrpn Tho nri,A al she
daily paper TO half that Of similar daily papers; and
thus hope TO extend its circulation so as to invite
advertisements. | will publish advertisements Of
the Government. To subscribers in the cities I
hope TO submit such terms as will induce them to
advertise their business in every village through
out TIE Union, where the Globe is sentdaily under
the franks of members of Congress, all of whom
take il, and some ofthem a large number of copies.
The installation OF a new Administration and q
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 to await the action Of q Democratic Ex-
ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff the new
land system; the question of giving homesteads,
and making every man a freeholder who may
choose TO become one the approximation of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a national railroad
across the territory of the Union reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil ofices--all these great ques-
tons, with q thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
multitudes 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 10 be
disposed OF by new actors on the scenes at Wash
ington, 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 interposition Of the agita-
tons OF Europe. After nearly forty years Of peace
in Europe there is an evident restlcssness that
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
war; and if war comes, in all likelihood there viii
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope to escape its vortex. Indeed
from late events il IS apparentth 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, (brevier and
nonpareil0 at five dollars a year.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE will also be printed
on a 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 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 il gave
an Incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress and therefore | have concluded not to sell
them apart, considering that neighbors can have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find it too onerous to be at the charge ofboth.
!. To facilitate the circulation of the Congress-
ional Globe, and cheaper il to subscribers, Con-
gross passed last year a joint resolution making il
free of postage. | annex it, as the law may not
be accessible TO postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution Of tho Laws
of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With n view to the cheap circulation of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing to the true interpreta-
ton thereof, and to make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
ID IL ttsotrcd By The Senate and House If Representatives
of The United States Of 1mericn in Congress assembled, That
from and after the present session Of Congress, the Con-
Globe and Appendix, which contains the laws
and the debates thereon, shall pass free through the malls
so long az the same shall be published by order OF Con-
grcss: Proridod. That nothing herein shall be construed
TO authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe FREQ OF
postage. Approved, August o, 1852
As ! sell the DAILY GLOBE at half the price of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of so much
composition, prcss-work, and paper. This / can
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