The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-20
UNITED STATES POSTAL q UIDE

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CIV - ."' pape's '''a' are 10 follow, h.
w 10 1''. ~ 'es' Pu'Pv"e' thah TO impart
S..a,',on, !" sas see.ai anu Detail to the Office
~. VIZ go" Puonc IN respect DO
III aa~ea ".I .ne'' ''sh's, ana 70 make thel
a"c a. aequa'n'sd with the orga
guy acllon OF ths Executive dc
sr,o ssn NO vehicle a. ,ha mere mas min
e'o .ee. ~ 'e,'e'e 'or Tue regular and proper
~ ''''ation OF tins KIND. The
p M VI .ne laws anu tne issue OF nstruc
uons' "'e % ,ess 1o,Prehensive' ana al Intervals
ve u ,as shs. "use proved wholly made
3a" 49, ~. ,,i;sI =, =. sm1 oons''uctlon Or those
~ =, 90 ~ o"Ses' ana OF details
anu ;s,",,:,i aAe .he regulations and IN
me valuable documents
~ aJ - ~ .'', arc 700 voiumihous
a"u o.. ~ 100 smali Tor general
~ .I ueoo'es IN Congress ana
."c 'o""en'aiie1 VI .ne PRESS upon their proceed
lngs, ana me Proceedihss OF the Executive branch
y, VIC Hove'"nc"'' oI1leS turning mostly upon
ss"s'ai Pf"e'P'e', o'uiosS themselves only 10
ifr%'ay enus, anu " matters OF national policy
ineSe Puohca'iohs III tneir various forms are
nlsh'y cseiui W themselves az iar as they go, and
.o.e VI mem tuu,SPensapei put there Is much
M uo "o' VIC "anus Vi an, nor II they did,
w they iurhish muse ,ues, methods, ana exam
P'es' lor the aespa'ch OF the pubic business which
eau ten"e' .nI VI Pupiic auiy either safs
VI easy, whetner III respect 10 the incumbent him
sen, ne P1 VI puieau under which he
avs We s"ai naAe an HONEST enort to supply
1 ms saouul, anu 70 Proviue Tor tnese necessities.
we auo.reu ~ lenuefns the functions OF the
PRIMARY oinGes more UNIFORM. metnodlcal, and ex
do sna .ile duIes OF the
ueP"i'"en' n'o,e easy anu enecuve, ana thereby
promote the reai ana substantial interests OF the
country anu 'his we expect 70 40, 10 some ex
tent al 'eaS'-apar' ioni, ana independently or
any party OF personal interest or question what
ever:
Is Known 10 mos. OF NOSE 70 whom this pa
PEI WIN oe sei', .a' ne eoeor lsdtor was Audi
.or ol lhe s,-ohce department until the month
lot Nosen'oe' ias., WIN ny iar the larger portion
.. pom PoS'niasteis ana contractors, he has had
aiIeS' ~ Persoh or py ietter. tie en-
'ereo he department ,ourteen years since, and for
many years previously hau been, hrst the War
DePar'lheh', anu subsequently IN The treasury .
ne mas 'hrlelo,e lau tne pest opportunities for
unuS ''onuns 'he oi business In all
'ie uePai'inen's' Gnu oeins acquainted with those
VINO curry " on. o'nce ms o,hcai connection with
Tue Nose,h,he"' ecaDeu' ne MATTERS himseir ne has
2 Preserveo 'he resPec, anu regard OF most OF the
~ sl'e departments ana IS on
veoos rv'n,s y; '1siSouse anu cWinty with
.hen al 'uIor tutor mas oeen asssduouSly
ensofeu ~. sesS'a, yea,s, IA Studying, by per-
sonar inquiry anu examination, the practical and
f daiiy routine anu ue'ans OF the fost-ofiice and
oiner pra'ones VI the pubic business. IL is with
'iis s.oeh Vi eAPeiie'e, anu lnese advantages for
reaching ,he various sources OF administrative &c
uon, anu 'or ,i'pa'NnS minute ana illustrative IN
suuc'io anu 'a'uao'e PeI'ooicai ana statistical
anu souo.' you' SupPo' "a anu patronage.
we nave nNeu upon .ne Io'h OF each month as
ne Jay ~. 'ne Puly.Isso" ~ gu, paper so as to
anoiu s.'ae ,oa u,;.a t,oni ene uePartmentss
a., .he issued, or made
~ ."1 nar uu''"s ~ p'as i"o"h. laptes or
pos' oihces' anu ooi'l','a'ohs OF me Laws ana
hegu'atohSi a'e isSueu ny 'iie rost ofhce Depart
'nen' oily onoe -. WV VI 'iiiee years. III is
L;,La., ,haro - 49,, M, o.s,ltJ ''., ioi WHICH
hitner'o lhs.e mus oeen no remedy, that IN one
month from INC 'l,e oi tese issues, there are of
noes IN the 'aoles are no longer IN opefationi
anu ohces III oPelulol ~iieh are nor IN the tabless
AZ inns lihe inert aIe pelnaPS over three thousand
ohces oil the TWO descriptions. IN Ike manner
laws nave oeeh passed ana regulations established
since the issue OF the 'ast volume OF regulations
OF which many Poslnas'ers anu others are wholly
ignorant. we propose 20 prevent Tor the present,
any increase oi the e'n VI u'sner hinn, ana from
the tl'he ano,her issue sii oe ihaue, our paper
WIN iu'hisn 'e o'o''io', ana modh-
CATIONS, neue W .aon '''Va'p, anu oy Deing MED
ana preserved, WIN ailo'u 20 Postnssters ftil and
H. n,ch &c ~ ,r. Up 70 ana
for time being HOW much OF the present misdi-
recuon, remaining aoupt, confusion, error, and
imposition, WIN oe savep Iy me progressive state
or full ana exact knowieuge, ior winch we have
PROVIDED ana LOT wnen we engage, every intelli-
GEM ,r .a,,aaoass oIona aod ;ndan
hese o',. OF all
ethets' arc W." M wy n re we Sharge
lor tne paPsa ~" sa.ls ;,,a, as;p 'hpuce every
. ovd Co. ~ Id, . n's o.'l1e, or
pelr'ouo ,,,hoi. D., omo p,Ospe'''y, anu
elncleney rha san,s cons;dsrsy,,oaa once
~ os..a sd NOTICES d.cis;ons snd ~
me Vrue,s any Ts.N.. o'.u .ns'tuotions
OF 'ne "a' "a sar,s yo,,.sa '.e ,i1eIio OF
- Notcss Of The dsc;s,nn. 20 m y,
eesPeol ~ , ~ cases ,urnne n,,n ~ sIe
supreme ',' n.,;onal ;nteres, yin IA
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