The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-15

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The enterprise IN which We now embark aud
Of which this paper is at once the commencement,
and sample OF the papers that are to follow, 1 as
for It's aim no less a purpose, than TO impart in
struction, in the general and detail to the Officer
and Agents Of the American public, in respect both
to their duties and their rights, and to make them,
and the people at large, acquainted with the organ
zation, decisions and action Of the Executive de-
partments Of their Government. There has hiih-
erto Leen no vehicle for the regular and proper
communication of Information of this kind The
publication Of the Laws and the issue Of instruri
lions, or less comprehensive, and at intervals
more or less extended, have proved wholly made
quate in the absence Of the construction OF those
Laws, az applied TO particular cases. and Of detaila
and Illustrations to make the regulations and in.
structions Ineligible. The valuable Documents
annually reported TO Congress, are too voumnous,
and are printed in quantities too small for general
circulation; whilst the debates in Congress and
the commentaries Of the press upon their proceed.
ings and the proceedings Of the Executive branch
| of the Government, besides turning mostly upon
general principles, address themselves only To
party ends, and to matters Of national polieya
These publications in their various forms are
highly useful in themselves far as they go and
some Of them indispensable; but there is much
that do not reach the hands Of ALL If they did
do they furnish those rules, methods, and exam
| pies, for the despatch OF the public business which,
can render the discharge of public duty either safe
or easy, whether in respect to the incumbent him
1 self, the department or bureau under which he
acts. We shall make an honest effort to supply
this vacuum, and to provide for these necessities.
If we succeed in rendering the functions Of the
primary offices more uniform ,-methodical, and ex
act we shall make the administrative duties Of the
departments more easy and effective, and thereby
promote the real and substantial interests of ths
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tent at least-apart from, aud independently TO
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ever.
1t is known to most Of those to whom this pa
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tor of the Posl-Oiice Department until the month
of November last; with by far the larger portion
of both postmasters and contractors, ne has had
direct intercourse, in person or by letter. lie en-
tered the department fourteen years SINCE and for
many years previously, had been, 6rstin the Wsr
Department, ard subsequently in the Treasury
He has therefore had the best opportunities for
understanding the arrangements OF business in all
the departments, and being acquainted with those
who carry it on Since his official connection with
the Government ceased, he hatters himself he has
I preserved the respect and regard of most Of the
present incumbents of the departments, and is on
e becoming terms of intercourse and civility with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssduouay
engaged for several years, IN studying, by per-
u sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
# daily routine and details of the Post-Ofiice and
other branches Of the public business 1t is with
this stock Of experience, and these advantages for
| reaching the various sources Of administrative ac
ton, and for imparting minute and illustrative in
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: the day for the publication of paper so ms 70
!. afford time for obtaining from the departments
all the ORDERS notices and changes issued or mad
by them during the preceding month"; Tables
Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws and
Regulations, issued by the Post Office Depart
7 ment only once in two or three years Ii il a
= matter Of inconvenience and complaint, for which
hitherto there has been no remedy, that in one
month from the time of these issues, there are of
fees in the tables which are no longer in operation
and Offices in operation which not in the tabes-
At this time there perhaps over three thousand
offices of the two descriptions. In like manner
? laws have been passed and regulations established
since the issue Of the last volume of regulations,
: of which many postmasters and others wholly
} ignorant We propose to prevent, for the present,
any increase Of the evil Of either kind and from
. the time another issue shall be made, our paper
y will furnish the additions, corrections and modi,
: | cations, made IN each mOnth, ana ny benz Med
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: for time being. How much of the present misdi
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II impostion, will be saved by the progressive state
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provided and for which we engage, every intelli-
n gent postmaster can estimate for himself.
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8 others, are worth many times the price charge
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efficiency of the whole Post Office system---at one
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departments, and the same course is intended in
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RS Supreme Court in turning upon question:
Of official duty national interest, will find place
'r in this patrr.
. YUyHE undersigned, a committee OF publication on
q III the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricul-
= turaI Society respectfully invite public attention