The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-09
THE DAILY GLOBE
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.
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IN
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.
In surrendering my interest in the organ of a
great political party, | cherished the purpose OF
continuing the Congressional Globe, aud, if pos
sible, in time, to perfect it into a full history of
the action of Congress, giving the debates accu-
rately and fully with the proceedings-all stamp
ed with the verify of all official record. From
the passage in the letter of General Washington
which I have quoted, IL will be perceived that he
thought this office might be combined with that
of a regular newspaper; and 1t is certain that the
avidity of the public for news Of the less impor.
tani kind greatly contributes to give wings to the
w~eightier matter which may be called Congress
sional news.
Having succeeded in my purpose of perfecting
the reports of the debates in Congress aud giving
them the official stamp, l 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 ut Government
in any other form whatever. 1t will even antici.
pate the scraps OF news forwarded to cities within
two hundred and fifty miles OF Washington by
telegraph. 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 pro
cess by which this will be effected | now lay be-
lore the public.
l will have a corps Of sixteen Reporters ia Con
gress; each in succession will take notes during
HVe minutes, tneo IettTe, prepare tnem Tor the
Press, put them slip by slip in the hands of com
positors, and thus, while a debate is going on in
Congress, it will be put in type, and in a few min
utes after it is ended Il will be in print. l shall
by this means be enabled to send by the Express
Mail of 5 O'Clock p. m. for the East. West, and
North. aud by that of O'Clock p. m. for the
South. all the proceedings of Congress up to the
ordinary hour of adjournment. Thus the accu-
rate debates of Congress will reach the cities two
hundred and fifty miles from the Capitol before
their daily morning papers are in circulation.
The miscellaneous news l shall be careful to
gather from remote sections of the country BY
telegraph. ! will obtain from the Executive De-
partments, through official sources. the matters
Of momen transacted in them, and. through, agents
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 to create a new era in the dis.
semination OF news from Washington. Hitherto
no newspaper has attempted to give authentic ac-
counts Of things done at Washington before the
public mind at a distance had received lis first
impressions from irresponsible Geographic dis.
patches, or by letter writers biased by peculiar
views
Washing,on has now become so great a Cents.
OF political interest during all the year-the Pr
~ceed,ngs of the Executive Departments and the
infoI nation collected by them even during there
Cess of Congress is of SO much importance to the
interests of every section OF the coantry--that |
shall continue the publication OF the daily paper
permanently, with a view to become the vehicle
of the earliest and most correct intel igence.
1t is part Of my plan to reduce the price of the
daily paper to half that of similar daily papers:
aud thus l hope to extend its circulation so as TO
invite advertisements will publish advertise
ments of the Government. To subscribers in the
cities I hope to submit such terms as will induce
Them to advertise their business in every village
thro the Union, where the Globe is sent
daily under the franks of members Of Congress,
all of whom take it, and some of them a 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 Elk:
~ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff; the new
land system; the question of giving homesteais.
and making every man a freehoIder who NAV
choose to become one; the approximation of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by a national railro
across the territory of the Union; reform in the
Army, Navy, and civil ofices--all these grea,
questions, with a thousand minor ones. deeply az
feclina multitudes of men aud every State in the
Union, will, now being matured by public opin
ion, come up for the Governments decision =
These new issues. cooperating with old ones,
coming up to be disposed Of by new actors on the
scenes at w ashington. will be apt to modify great
ly, il not alter essentially, the party organization.
OF the country.
To these elements Of interest another is likely
to be introduced by the interposition OF The agita.
tons of Europe. After nearly forty years ofpeace
in Europe there is an evident restlessness tina
now seems franght with tendencies threatening
war; and it war comes. in all likelihood there vii
follow such universal change that the United
States can scarcely hope to escape its vortex. In
deed, from late events it is apparent that our Gov
eminent is already drawn into European Difficult
ties. These circumstances are calculated to draw
the public mind towards the next Congress with
much expectation.
The DAILY GLOBE will be printed on fine pa
: per. double royal size, with small type, (breviel
aud nonpareil, } at five dollars a year.
The CONGRESSIONAL globe will also be print
ed on a double royal sheet, in book form, roya
quarto size, each number containing sixteen pages
The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE proper will be madt
up of the proceedings Of Congress and the run.
ning debates as given by the Reporters. The
themselves will, together with the messages of thu
President of the United States, the reports of thu
Executive Departments, and the laws passed b,
Congress, be added in an Appendix. Formerly
received subscriptions for the Congressional Gloh,
and Appendix separately. But this has not beer
found satisfactory, iIasmuch as It gave an incom
plete view OF the transactions in Congress; AM
therefore | have concluded not to sell them apart
considering that neighbors can have the advantag,
of both by clubbing in case individuals shall 6nt
it too onerous to be at the charge Of both.
To facilitate the circulation Of the Compression
al Globe and cheaper it to subscribers, Congress
passed last year a joint resolution making it ire,
Of postage. / annex it, as the law may nat be ac
cessible to postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution o
t the Laws of Congress and the debates thereon.
:, With a view to the cheap circulation of the law
E of Congress and the debates contributing to tn
true Interpretation thereof. and TO make free III
communication between the representative an,
constituent bodies:
Be 1t resolced By The Senate and House o Rep
: resentqtipes of III United States ef .Ameyica Il
I Congress assembled, That from and after the pres
, ent session of Congress, the Congressional Glob
e and Appendix. which contains the laws and III
a debates thereon. shall pass free through the mail
] so long as the same shall be published by order O
congress: Provided, That nothing herein shal
be construed to authorize the circulation of tn
Daily Globe free OF postage.
Approved. August 6. 1852.
AZ | sell the DAILY GLOBE at half the pric
Of similar publications, SO the CONG r ssioN A
GLOBE aud APPENDIX is sold for half the cost o
so much composition, piess.work, aud paper
This | can afford TO do, inasmuch as the subscrip
ton Of Congress almost covers the cost of compo
sition, and this enables me 20 sell for little NOR,
, than the cost of press- work aud paper. II re
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