Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-26
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
4 AND. NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

| Ii will be seen by the annexed extract from
letter of General Washington 10 David Stewart,
| dated New York, l7th March, 1870, that the idea
OF such paper as | propose 10 make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father of his Country.
| He said:
1T Is to be lamented that the editors OF the different
axetes In the Union do not more generally and
recty Qnstead OF stufng their papers with scurry and
nonsenscal defamation which few would II they
apprsed Of the contents publish the debates in Congress
ON all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference Of opinion arises well the decisions
would then come fully before the public best
data for its Judgment ,arGss Writings Of Washington,
| poi. 10, p. S4.
| 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 posi-
BILE, in time 20 perfect il into full history of the
action of Congress, giving the debates accurately
| and fully with the proceedings-a 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
newspapers and il is certain that the avidity of the
public for news of the less important kind greatly
contributes TO give wing 10 the weightier matter
which may be called Congressional news
Having succeeded in my purpose Of perfecting
| the reports ofthc debates in Congress and giving
| them the official stamp, | now propose to send
| them abroad, in connection with the news of the
day, in such haste shall outstrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
Il
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, (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 lay before the
public.
! | will have corps of sixteen Reporters in Con-
gress; each in succession will take notes during
mi an rafira nra nara fbaff for ffa
| Press put them slip by slip in the hands of COM
posters, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, II will be put in type and in few min
utes after II is ended il 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 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 TO create new era in the dissemina-
ton ofnews from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper. has attempted TO give authentic accounts OF
things done at Washington before the public mind
at a distance had received its first impressions
form irresponsible teegraphic dispatches, or by
letter-wrters 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 ofCongress is of so much importance 10 the
interests of every section Of the country--that
shall continue the publication of the daily paper
permanently, with view to become the vehicle
i of the earliest and most correct intelligence.
II is part of my plan to reduce the price of the
daily paper 10 half that Of similar daily papers; and
thus hope 10 extend its circulation as to invite
i advertisements. will publish advertisements Of
the Government. To subscribers in the cities
hope TO submit such terms will induce them TO
| advertise their business in every village through
| out the Union, where the Globe is sentdaiy under
the franks of members of Congress- all of whom
| take il, 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 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 Democratic Ex-
ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff; the new
| land system the question of giving homesteads
and making every freeholder who may
choose to become one the approximation of the
i Atlantic and Pacific oceans by national railroad
across the territory Of the Union; reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil offices-all these great aues-
tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
mutnudes 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 ,ew 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 interpositon of the agita-
tons of Europe. After nearly forty years of peace
| in Europe there is an evident restessness that
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
war; and II 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 it is 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 will be printed on fine paper,
double royal size, with small type (brevier and
nonpareil3 at five dollars year.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE will also be printed
| on double royal sheet in book form, royal
gnarto 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
l received subscriptions for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix separately. But this has
not Deen Iounu Satisfactory, lnasmuch as II gave
| an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart consideringthat neighbors can have the
| advantage of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall lind too onerous to be at the charge ofboh
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 the distribution Of the Laws
Of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view to the cheap circulation the laws OF Con-
gress and the debates contributing the interpret
ton thereof and to make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
BE IL resolved by uc Senate and House Of Representative
q he United States Of Ameriea in Congress assembled That
from and after the present session of Congress- the Con-
gresona Globe and Appendix, which contains the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through the mails
SO long as the same shall be published by order Of Con-
gress oridd That nothing herein shall be construed
TO authorize the circulation of the Daily Globe free of
postage. Approved. August q. 1889
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, press-work and paper This car