Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-19
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS-,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

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| II will be seen by the annexed extract from
4 letter of General Washington 10 David Stewart,
dated New York, nth March, 1890, that the idea
OF such paper as propose 10 make the Globe
originated in the mind ofthe Father Of his Country
| He said:
at is to be lamented that the editors OF the different
Gazettes In the Union do not generally aud
defamation which few would read they were
appraised Of the contsn publish the debates in Congress
the difference OF opinion arises well the decisions
would then como fully before the pubc and afford the best
uoi. 10, p 81.
The DAILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
| In surrenderng my interest in the organ of a
| great political party, cherished the purpose of
continuing the Congressional Globe and, if poss-
BILE, in time, 10 perfect il 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 q regular
newspaper; and is certain that the avidty 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, j now propose 10 send
| them abroad, in connection with the news of the
day, in such haste as shall outslrp full and accu-
1 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 tee-
/ 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.
i i 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 COM
positors and thus, while debate is going on in
Congress, it will be put in type and in few min
utes after il is ended il will be in print shall
by this means, be enabled 10 send by the Express
Mail of O'Clock p. m. for the East, West, and
| North, and by that Of O'Clock D. 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 byt ele-
i 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 10 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 al Washington before the public mind
| al distance had received its first impressions
form irresponsible telegraphc dispatches, or by
| letter-wrlters 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 10 the
interests of every section of the country--that
shall continue the publication Of the daily paper
| permanently, with a view TO become the vehicle
ofthe earliest and most correct intelligence.
II is part OF my plan TO reduce the price Of the
daily paper TO half that Of similar daily papers, and
thus hope 10 extend its circulation so as to invite
advertisements. will publish advertisements Of
| the Government. To subscribers in the cities
hope 10 submit such terms as 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
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 freeholder who NAV
choose to become one the approximation of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by q 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
mnlfltudes 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 Jew actors on the scenes at Wash
ington, VIII be apt 10 modify greatly, if not alter
essentially the party organizations of the country
10 these elements of interest another is likely
to be introduced by the nterposition Of the agita-
tons OF Europe. After nearly forty years Of peace
IN Europe there is an evident restlessness that
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 1t is apparent our government
u already drawn into European difficulties. These
circumstances are 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
nonpareil) 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 10 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 Appendix. Formerly
l received subscriptions for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix separately. But this has
not been found satisfactory inasmuch as il gave
an incomplete view of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart, consideringthat neghbors can have the
advantage of both by clubbing in case individuals
shall find il too onerous 10 be at the charge ofboth
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 il as the law may not
be accessible to postmasters generally:
Joint Resolution providing for the distribution of the Laws
ofCongress and the Debates thereon.
With view TO the cheap circulation of the laws of Con-
gress and the debates contributing true nterprea
ton thereof and TO make free the
the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resored by e Senate and House Of Representative
g he Tinted &as Of Anerioa Cbngrsss assembled That
from and after the session OF Congress- Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix, which contains laws
and the debates thereon shall pass free through mails
so long the same shall be published by Of Con-
gress: Forided That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation of the Daily Globe free of
postage. Approved August 6, 1852
AS sell the DAILY GLOBE at halfthe price Of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE |
and APPENDIX in sold for half of ,,,,,h