The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-12-28
The DAILY GLOBE

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The CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
In surfendering my interest IN the organ of a
great political party. / cherished the purpose OF
continuing The Congressional Globe. and. if pos
sibe, in time, to perfect it into full history Of
the action of Congress-. giving the debates
rately and fully with the proceedings-all stamp
ed With the verify of an official record. From
the passage in the letter of General Washing ton,
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
avidity of the public for news of the less impor-
tant kind greatly contributes 10 give wings to the
weighlier matter which. may be called Congress
sonai news.
A Having succeeded in my purpose of perfecting
the reports of the debates in Congress aud 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 Di 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 instsnce of
the city of New York } the Globe containing them
viii have reached the post Office of that city by
the Express Mail of the previous night The pro-
cess by which this wilIbe effected Inow lay be.
fore the public. Is saass5e@ ae n.
/ win have 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
positors, and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, it will be put in type, and in few min-
utes aferit is ended It will be in print. i shall
by this means be enabled to send by the Express
Mail OF o'clock p. m: for the East, West, and
North. and by1that of9 O'Clock p. M for the
South, all the proceedings of Congress up to the
ordinary hour of adjournment Thus the aeon
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 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
ofmoment 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 Mali trains. In
this way hope to create 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 distance had received Its first
Impressions from irresponsible telegraphic dis
patches, or by letter writer's biased by peculiar
views 5.ssgss &.
- w Arlington hasenow become 90 great q center
Of political interest during all the year-the pro
ceedings Of the Executive Department and the
information collected by them even during there
cess Of Congress is Of SO much importance to the
interests Of every section Of the conptry--that /
shall continue disqualification Of the daily paper
permanently, with a.view to become the vehicle
Of the earliest and most correct intelligence.