Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-18
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

letter of General Washington TO David Stewart,
dated New York, 17ih March, 1890 that the idea
oil such paper as propose to make the Globe
originated IN the mind ofthe Father Of his Country
He said
at to be lamened that the editors of the different
Gazettes in the Union generally and more cor
recy nstead stung their papers with scurrty and
nonsenscal defamation, which Few would they
on ali great national questions The prinepes npen Which
the difference of opinion arises as the decisions
would then fully before the public and afford the best
po. 10, p. 81
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 full history of the
| action Of Congress, giving the debates accurately
and fully with the proceedngs--all stamped with
the verify OF an official record From the passage
in the letter OF General Washington, which have
quoted, It 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 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 TO send
them abroad, in connection with the news of the
day, in snch haste as shall outstrip full and accu
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
in any other form whatever. II will even antic-
pate the scraps OF news forwarded 10 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.
1 will have a corps of sixteen Reporters in Con-
| gress each in succession will take notes during
| live minutes, then retire, prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands of COM
| postors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, il will be, put in type, and in a few min
utes after it is ended ii 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 ee-
| 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 10 be put into the Globe
/ and mailed in the Express Mail trains. In this
| way hope TO create a new era in the dissernna-
| ton OF news from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attempted to give authentic accounts of
| things done at Washington before the public mind
| at distance had received its first impressions
| form irresponsible telegraphic dispatches, or by
| etter-writers biased by peculiar views.
Washington has now become so great a centre
| Of political interest during all the year-the pro
ceedngs 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 countrywide
| 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 hafthat 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 j
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 II, and some ofthem large number of copies.
The installation OF Administration and a
new Congress portends much change in the course
Of public affairs 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 a Democratic Ex-
ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff; the new
land system the question of giving homesteads,
aud making every man freeholder who may
choose 10 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 ofices-all these great ques
tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
mnltitudes 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
lngon, 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 interposion of the agta-
tons ofEurope. After nearly forty years of peace
in Europe there is evident restlessness that
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
war; and fwar comes, in all likelihood there will
follow such universal change that the United States
aty hA,xa 49,
from late events il is apparent that 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
nonpareil) at five dollars 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 it 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 case individuals
shall find il too onerous TO be at the charge ofboth
To facilitate the circulation of the Congress
onal Globe, and cheaper il TO subscribers, Con-
gress passed last year joint resolution making il
free Of postage. | annex it, as the law may moi
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 of the laws of Con-
and the debates contributing the nerpreta
ton thereof and to make free the Communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
he resolved w the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of The Tinted Safcs If sneica Congress assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the
gresional Globe and Appendix which the laws
and the debates thereon shall free through the
70 long the shal DO published by order of Con-
gross: forded That nothing herein shall be construed
TO authorize the circulation of the Daily Globe free of
postage Approved, August 8, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLOBE at halfthe price Of |
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE /
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of so much
compositions press-work and paper. This can
afford to do nasmuch as the subscription of Con-
gress almost covers the cost Of compositions and /
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