Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-30
THE GLOBE:
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF CONGRESS-,
AND NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

II will be seen by the annexed extract from a
letter OF General Washington TO David Stewart,
dated New York, 18th March, 1890, that the idea
of such paper as propose TO make the Globe
originated in The mind ofthe Father of his Country
He said:
1T to be lamented that the editors of the different
dazettes In the Union do not generally and
recty nstead Of stung their papers with scurry and
nonsensical defamation which few would read II they
all great national questions The principles upon which
the difference Of opinion arises well the decisions,
data for Its Judgment "-arass Writings ef Washington,
pot. IL p. 81.
TIKI 9aILY GLOBE AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GLcnE
In surrendering lay interest :. the organ Of
great political party, cherished the purpose i
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, it 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 to the weighter matter
which may be called Congressional news.
Having succeeded in my purpose of perfecting
the reports fthe debates in Congress and giving
them the official stamp, | now propose 10 send
them abroad, in connection with the news Of the
day, in such haste shall outstrip full and
rate intelligence sent from the seat Of Government
in any other form whatever. II will even antici-
pate the scraps of news forwarded to cities within
two hundred and fifty miles of Washington by tele-
graph. 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 ofthat city by the
Express Mail OF the previous night. The process
by which this will be effected now lay before the
public.
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, i will be put in type, and in few min
utes after it is ended it 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 of9 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-
ton of news from Washington. Hitherto no news
paper has attemptedsto 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 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 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 half that OF similar daily papers; and
thus hope to extend its circulation to invite
| advertisements. will publish advertisements Of
the Government. To subscribers in the cities
hope to submit such terms as will induce them TO
advertise their business in every village through
out the Union, where the Globe is sentdaily under
the franks of members of Congress, all of whom
take 1t, and some ofthem large number Of copies.
The installation OF 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 We're laid over by the Democratic
majority TO await the action Of Democratic Ex-
ecutive. The new modelling of the tariff; the new
land system; the question of giving homesteads,
and making every man freeholder 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
IHuLtuucS VI Hcn ana every state III the Union,
will, now being matured by public opinion, come
up for the Governments decision These new
issues, cooperating with old ones, coming up 10 be
disposed OF by sew actors on the scenes at Wash
ngton, 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 interpostion 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
ov,l sExxrar Ill ~
follow such universal change that the United States
can scarcely hope TO escape its vortex. Indeed
from late events it is apparent that our government
is already drawni 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
'.oN 'S~-s
an incomplete view Of the transactions in Con-
gress; and therefore have concluded not to sell
them apart considering that neighbors have the
advantage of both by clubbing, in case individuals
shall find it too onerous TO be at the charge ofboth
To facilitate the circulation Of tho Congress-
ional Globe, and cheaper il 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 of the Laws
Of Congress and the Debates thereon.
With view TO the cheap circulation of the laws Of Con-
and the debates contributing 10 the true interprea
ton thereof and TO make free the communication between
the representative and constituent bodies:
Be resolved by the Senate aud House of Representatives
Of the United States Of Ameica in Congress assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix which contains the laws
and the debates hereon shall free through the mails
long the shall be published by order of Con-
gress: Provided That nothing herein shall be construed
TO authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe free of
postage. Approved, August Q, 1852
As sell the DAILY GLoBE at hafth price of
similar publications, so the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE
and APPENDIX is sold for half the cost of so much
80 L. =.