Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-13
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS-,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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/ IL will be by the annexed extract from
letter OF General Washington 10 David Stewart,
dated New York, nh March, $780, that the idea
OF such a paper as ! propose TO make the Globe
originated IN the mind ofthe Father of his Country
/ He said: l. agl 6
1T is to be lamented that the editors Of the different
oa.eles IN the Union do not more generally and
recy Qnstead OF sung their papers with scurrty and
nonsensiea defamation which would read II they were
apprsed Of the content publish the debates in Congress
on all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference Of opinion arises well Ms the decisions
would then come fully before the public and afford the
data Tor IL Judgment narks's Writings Of HaShigtoa
po, 10, p 81.
THE DAILY Clone AND The CoSGREssroSAr G1oBE
In surrendering my interest in the organ of a
great political party, cherished the purpose of
continuing the Congressional Globe, and il possi-
Bile, in time, 10 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 tbs 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 avdity Of the
public for news of the less important kind greatly
| contributes TO give wing to the weightier matter
which may he called Congressional news.
Having succeeded in my purpose of perfectng
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 ontstrip 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
1 two hundred and fifty miles of Washington by tee-
graph. Before the events thus transmitted are
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
by which this will be effected now lay before the
public. ia
i 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
| positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, it will be put in type, and in few min
utes after il is ended will be III print. I.shalI
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 the ordinary
hour ofadjournment. 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 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 to create new era in the dissemina-
ton Of news from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attempted TO give. authentic accounts of
tHliiSS zone al washington before the pubic mind
at distance had received its first impressions
form irresponsible telegraphic dispatches or by
letter-writers biased by peculiar views.
j Washington has now become so great a centre
of political interest during all the year-thc 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
i permanently, with view to become the vehicle
/ M cor ct infpli
| II is part of my plan 10 reduce the price Of the
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 the Union, where the Globeis ntdaily under
the franks OF members of Congress, all of whom
i take II, and some Oft them large number Of copies
| 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 We're 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 TO become one the approximation of the
Atlantic aud Pacific oceans by national railroad
across the territory Of the Union reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil ofiices--all these great ques
tons, with thousand minor ones deeply affecting
|
/ 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 ,ew actors on the scenes at Wash
ngton, will be apt 10 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 aga-
| tons of Europe. After nearly forty years Of peace
| in Europe there is an evident restlessness that
| now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
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follow such universal change that the United States
| can scarcely hope TO escape its vortex. Indeed
from late events it's apparent that our government
| is already drawn into European difficulties. These
circumstances calculated to draw the public
mind towards the next Congress with much ex-
pectaton.
The DAILY GLOBE Wilde printed on fine paper
| double royal size, with small type, (brevier and
! nonpareilO 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 otthe 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
not been found satisfactory, nasmuch as il gave
| an incomplete view of the transactions in Con.
gress and therefore have concluded not TO sell
them apart consideringt that neigllbors have the
| advantage Of both by clubbing, in individuals
shall lind il too oncrous 10 be at the charge ofboth
To facilitate. the circulation Of the Congress-
ional Globe and cheaper il TO subscribers, Con-
gress passed last year 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 the Laws
OF Congress and the Debates thereon
With view to the cheap circulation Of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing to the inerprea
ton thereof and to make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resolved By e Sate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of Anerico IN C5nyess assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the
grcsonal Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
long the shall no published by order Of Con-
gress: Prorid That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free
postage Approved, August 8, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLoBE al halfthe price Of |