Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-27
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

IL VIII be seen by the annexed extract from q
letter of General Washington 10 David Stewart
dated New York, nth 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 be amented that the editors Of the different
dazettes In the Union do not generally and
rectly nstead Of stufng their papers with scurriy
nonsensca defamation, which few would read they
appraised OF the content publish the debates in Congress
all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference of opinion arises well the decisions
would then come fully before the public and afford the best
data for its Judgment "-drhss Writings Of Washington,
Dol. 10, p. 81.
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 if posi-
Bile, in time, to perfect it 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, II will be perceived that he thought this
Office might be combined with that of regular
newspaper; and it is certain that the avidity Of the
public for news OF the less important kind greatly
contributes to give wing 10 the weighter 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 such haste as shall outstrip full and accu-
rate intelligence sent from the seat of Government
in any other form whatever. II will even antici-
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, (or 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
live minutes, then retire, prepare them for the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands of CON-
positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, il will be put in type, and in few min
utes after it 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 tee-
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-
tion Of news 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 telegraphic dispatches, or by
letter-writers biased by peculiar views.
Washington has now become so great a 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 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
i 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 10 invite
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 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 a
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 a Democratic Ex-
ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff; the new
land system the question of giving homesteads,
and making every man freebooter who may
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 ofices-all these great ques-
tons, with thousand minor ones, deeply affecting
multtudes 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 lobe
disposed OF by sew 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
70 be introduced by the interpostion of the agta-
tons Of Europe After nearly forty years of peace
In nvn fharn s.1~x -.
now seems fraught with tendencies threatening
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 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
nonpareiD 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 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 been found satisfactory, inasmuch as it gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart considering that neighbors can have the
advantage Of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find 1t too onerous to be at the charge ofboth
To facilitate the circulation of the Congress-
ional Globe, and cheaper it 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 distribution the Laws
Of Congress and the debates thereon.
With view to the cheap circulation Of the laws OF Con-
and the debates contributing the interprea
ton thereof and to make free the between
the representative and constituent bodies:
Be resolved By The Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of dmerica Cgress assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the
gressonal Globe and APPENDIX which contnps the laws
and the debates thereon shall pass es through the mails
long the shall he published by Of Con-
gress Provided That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free of
postage Approved, August @, 1852
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