Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-23
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
II Will be seen by the annexed extract from a
letter Of General Washington to David Stewart,
dated New York, nth March, 1890, that the idea
OF such paper as propose TO make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country.
at be lamented that the editors Of thu dasrnt
dazettes In the Union do generally and cor
rec.y unstesd Of suiing their papers with scurriy and
opp FL o. the oOntsn publish the debates in Congress
he asssacs P The principles which
would then fully before public and afford the best
data ,S Tor s Writings er Washington,
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 il possi-
Bile, 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 a regular
newspaper and il is certain that the avidty 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 pertecting
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 and accu
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Government
/ in any other form whatever Il will even antic
pate the scraps OF news forwarded to cities within
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.
Twill 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 in the hands of COM
i positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, II will be put in type, and in few min
utes after II 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
i ing papers are in circulation. Ha
The miscellaneous news / shall be careful 10
gather from remote sections of the country by tele
| graph i will obtain from the Executive Depart
ments, through official sources, the matters Of mo.
ment transacted in them, and through agents
employed Tor 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 new era in the dssemina-
/ ton OF news from Washington Hitherto no news
paper has attempted to give authentic accounts Of
things done at Washington before the public mind
i at distance had received its first Impressions
form irresponsible teegraphic 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
| ceadings 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
of the earliest and most correct intelligence
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 as to invite
advertisements. i 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 a new Administration and
new Congress portends much change in the course
OF public affairs as the result of the session.
Many vast interests which were brought up in the
last Congress were laid over by the Democratic |
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 freeholder who NAV
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 offices-all these great ques-
/ deeply affecting
muttudes of men and every State in the Union, |
Will, now being matured by public opinion, come
up tor the Governments decision. These new |
issues, cooperating with old ones, coming up 10 be
disposed OF by aew actors on the scenes at Wash
ngton, will be apt to modify greatly if not alter |
essentially the party organizations Of the country
10 these elements of interest another is likely |
to be introduced by the nterposition of the agta-
tons Of Europe. After nearly forty years of peace
In Europe there is an evident restlessness that |
anfs nnnhf Will !
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 il is apparent that our government
rs already drawn into European difficulties. These
circumstances are calculated to draw the public |
mind towards the next Congress with much ex- |
pectation. ab5
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 |
Inc CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE proper will be made |
up OF the proceedings Of Congress and the running |
debates as given by the Reporters The speeches i
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 10 sell |
them apart, considering that neighbors can have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in individuals
shall find Il too onerous to 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 it
free of postage. annex il, as the law may not
be accessible TO postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the dsrih,t,op ~
ofCongress and the Debates thereon.
With view to the cheap circulation Of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing the true nterpret
ton thereof and to make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resolved By The Senate and House of Representatives
q he United States Of america IN Cbnpress assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the Com
gressiona Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall free through the mails
so long as the shall be published by order of Con-
gress Provided That nothing herein shall construed
to authorize the circulation OF the Daily Globe free OF
postage. Approved August Q, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLOBE at half the price of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE