Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-15

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THE CONthfSsloHN NJ b''Dbh'
In surrendering my interest in the organ Of n
great political party. cherished the purpose Of
corttNuihg the Congressional Globe. ana. i!
possible, in time I perfect it into full history
Of the action OF Congress, giving the debates
accurately and fully with the proceed ngS---a
.tanpad " ith Tie verify OF an Official record.
From the passage in the lcttcr uf Gen. ash
inrt II, which have quoted, il will be per
c.ived that he thought this Office III GIT be
combined with that OF n regular II. WSpapcr Jana
it is certain that The ayidy Of the pubic for
news of the less important kind. greatly con-
tributes 10 give wings to the wciellltr mattel
which may be called congressional news.
Having succeeded IN my purpose cl perfect.
ing the reports Of the debates in congress and
giving them the Official stamp. now propose 10
send them abroad, III connection with the EcwS
of the Gay, in such haste as shall ou!stfip full
and accurate intelligence sent from the so', 0l
G0yernm' 1T III any other f'rm wLai"'ef Ii
will even anticipate the scr pS of news for
wsrded TO elite within two hundrcd aud iifty
miles OF Washington by telcgroph BE jfc tie
events thus T.; MS niitvl are published III tie
morning papers. iof instance, OF the city oi
New York, the Globe containing them will
have reac he'd the post Office Of that Cit by the
Express Mail Of the previous night. The pro-
cess by hich This wilt be effected | n,w lay
before the public.
VIII A,i'N NDiIS VI s4Hi'li ~ l''''iS ~
congress; each in succession will take notes
during five minutes, then retire, prepare them
for the press, put them slip 10y slip in the hands
Of compositnIs, and thus, While a debate is GO
ing on ia congress, it will be put in type, aud
in Il few minutes after II IS ended il will !c IN
print. | Shall By this means be enabled TO send
by the Express Mail Of o clock p. III. for the
East, West, and North and by that of9 o'clock
p. IN. for the south, all the proceedings OF con
~, II, h,. ,,f,ti N r,t nd Iii,IIY
Thus the accurate debates Of congress will
Teach the cities two hundred and fifty niles
from the capitol before their daily morning pi.
perS are IN circulation
The miscellaneous news shall be careful to
gather from Remote sections of the country by
Telegraph. viii obtain from the Executive
Departments, through otiicia! sources. the mat
terS Of moment transacted in them, and, thro'
agcn's employed for the purpose, all the city
news Of consequence in sufficient time to be put
into the Globe and mailed in the Express Mail
trains. In this way hope 10 create new era
in the d SSt mna'lon OF news from Washington.
Hitherto no newspaper has attempted to give
authentic accounts of things done al Washing
ton before the public mind at a distance had
received its FIRST impressions trem Irresponsible
telegrapbic dispatches, or By letter writers b!-
ascd BY peculiai v!.wS.
Washington has row brc"me so great i cen
proceedings OF the Executive Departments and
the information collected By them even during
tho recess of congress is of 50 much importance
to the interests OF every section oil the county
tina, shall continue the publication OF The
daily paper permanently, with a view 10 be-
c me- the vehicle oi the earliest and most cor
rect in: C igcnCe.
is part 1i my plan 10 reduce the price OF The daily
paper TO half that of similar dniy papers; and thus
hope 10 extend lis circulation so n, 10 invite advc
usemcn's vii! publish adyeruscmcns OF the 60
vernIncni. To subscribers in the cities horc TO sub
nit such terms rs viii induce them advertise their
business in every village throughout the Union " here
the Globe is daily under the franks OF members
efCoGgrs all OF whom take IT. and some oi The m
inrce number Of copies.
The installation OF Il new Administrator and \ new |
Congress. rorends much change in the course of pub
lie AFFAIRS the resul, CT the next session. Many
vnsiinercsts which were brought up in the Ia Con !
gross were LAID over by the pemocrn'ic majority 10 !
awuit the action Oft Democratic Executive. The new
modelling Of tariff the new land syslcmi the Tucs-
iion OF eving homes'cads. and making every man a
frceholdcr who may choose to become onc; the up
Proclamation OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans b! "A
form in the Army. Navy, and civil oicesp!l tlese
fr,at questions. with thousand minor ones. de, ply !
affecting multi,udes OF men und every State in the I'm
on will now beng mauTcd by public orinion' come
ny for Tho Governments decision, These new Issues /
eo opera i'g with old ones, coming up to be d,pesea
apt to modify greatly. ii not alter essentially the
parry organizations oi the country.
To these elements Of interest another is likely to lie
the ntrrrc- ton q! the agiia'ious Of Eu
rops. Aitcr nearly forty years OF peace in Europe
there is evldc rcstesanes that now seems ireugh
with tend, ncics threatening whri al;d II war cores IN
nil likelihood hero " i'll iUow suca universal change
that the United STATES 'ctrccy hope 10 escape iis
vortex Indeed fron, late events il ~ aprar-ut hat
our Goverurncn' Is ready drnvni'o 'rf"rrn' din
eul'cs III g. cic instances are ca cuatrd 10 draw
the public mind towards tie next Congress wi'a
The Daily G.ode will be printed on fine paper lou-
hle roy9 ,ze, with small iyre re'ier and nonraeli
The Congre ssnnnl Globc will also tc printed on
tonhle roya sheet IN book form, royal Hnarlo SIC
.onua tilobc proper will te nude up OF the proceed
ings Of Congress and the running debates rs given "
ne Repor.er. The SPEECHES WI wbr. meI,L.r. may
messages OF the President OF the Cred States the
ports Of the Executive DEPARTMENTS, and the laws
er'y received s, sorrtions for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix separately. But this has NOT
been found satisfactory, iuasnuch Os it gave an i'll
complete view of the ira isecons IN Congress; and
the rc.ore have cluded not 10 sell them apart,
siderine that n.gllboTs can have tle advantage OF
both BY clubbing ia case individuals Shall fni ii TOO
oaerous 10 be a, the charge q! both.
10 incila;e the circaaiiOn Of the CGr1rcsfoual
Glo. and chcaT en- ito soh-cribcrs, Congress ra.seI
last year joint r.soujion making II free OF rosiogv
annex II as lie law may not be accesst!e 10 iosnnas-
ssrs generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution Of tho
avs o, Congress and the Debates thereon,
With view TO the cheap circulation OF the laws OF
Con gress ard the debates contributing the in
serpre,nton thereof and to make free the comn.un
ration between tbs representative and constituent
| odics:
be It resolved by the Senate ani House OF Rerrc-
pshAives Of the United States America in Con
ssscmled That from and after the present session OF
Congress, the Con cssion1l Globe ard Appendix.
" hich contain the laws and the debates thereon. shall
poss free through the mails lorg the shall
published by order OF Congress: Provided that moth
ng ev,n shah te construed 10 Authorize the crcula
Lon Of the Daily Giob. free OF ostoge.
Approved, Aug. o, lisp.
AsI Sell the lsly Cilute half Tho price Of similar
publications. SO the Congressional Globe and Appen-
iix Is sold for half the cost OF much composition,
press work. and paper. This car afford 10 do, iEns
much ar the subscription oi Congress almost covers
he cost OF composion and this enables to sci !
Ur little than thr COS; Of presswork and gapcTI
requires the sale of out 0tOD copies reimburse
expenses If 500 Only sold the OF each CO.
'nrlaInent cos about eleven times much charge
mt scriters for thc debates in Congress, equal in
,uantity, nd = well reported and printed e
The next session Of Congress will be long orc. and
is believed the Congressional Globe for it 'y reach
ono roy al qusro pages, the last long made
,et2, and the long before that nnde 3,yGl royal
uarto pagcs-four large volumes each session. Ii
ubscribers will be careful to file all the numbers re.
rived BY them, will supply any that may mlscarry in
,e mails. This work increases in value it grows A
ID. The first seventeen volumes will now command a
aree times and some Of the subsequent twice
heir original subscription price .
The Subscription price for the Congressional Glnbc
ncludiny the Appendix and the !nws) is six dollars.
CoEaplcte indexes will be made out aud forwarded "
1bseribers soon afer the session is en'icd.
Sobseribers for ihs Daily SHOULD have their money
~ he 9Th. Conv (.ni,c tv r