The southern press., 1851-07-31
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PREPARATORY NOTICE.
- The enterprise in which we nov embark, an1
Of which this paper IL nt once the COMMENCEMENT.
and sample of the papers that are to follow, las
for its aim no less purpose. than TO impart In
tstruchon in the general and detail, 70 the Ofkcsr
| and Agents ofthe American public. in respect both
TO their duties and their rights, and 70 make them
and the people at large, acquainted With the organ
ixaton, decisions and acsion Of ths Executive de-
! parments Of their Government There has hi,h
evo teen no vehicle for the reghaar and proper
communication Of information Of tAia kind: The
publication Of The Laws and thA iAeHe of finstnir
tions more or less and at intervals
more or less extended, hAvs pr0vsd w&11ty i~ads-
quAss, in the absence Of The con6tsae&tsA u those
and Illustrations to make the regulations and in.
structionsl Ineligible. The valuable documents
annually seported To Congress, anAto0 v0lunanous
and are printed in quantities too small for general
circulation; whilst the debates in Congress and
the commentaries of tho 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
narty ends, and to matters of national pelicy.
These publications in their various forms are
highly useful in themselves as far AZ they 80, and
some Of them Indispensable; but there IL much
that do not reach the hands Of all. 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
| self, or the department or bureau under which he
acts We shall make an honest effort to supply
| this vacuum, and to provide for these nscssstes.
If we succeed in rendering the functions of the
primary Offices more uniform, methodicai, and eY
act we shall make the administrative duties Of the
departments more easy and effective, and thereby
promote the real and substantial intereAts Of the
country And this we expect 70 do, TO some ey
tent at Ieast-apart from, and indepsBdsntly OF
any party or personal interest or question what
ever.
II is known to most Of those to whom this pa
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was Audi
tor of the Post~OAice Department until the month
of November iast with by far the larger Portion
Eof both postmasters and contsacsoes, hs lSes had
direct intercourse, in person or by letter. He en-
tered the department fourteen years since and for
MANY wears previously, had been, first in the War
Department, and aubsequently in the Trsahury.
He has therefore had the beat opportunities for
understanding the arrangements or business m all
the departments, and being acquainted with those
who curry il on. Since his official connec.ien with
the Government ceased, he fatters himself he has
: preserved the respect and regard OF most Of the
present incumbsnta of the departments, and 10 on
becoming terms Of intercourse and civillty with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduously
!, engaged for several years, in studying, by per-
! aonnl INQUIRY and examination, the practical and
f daily routine and details Of the Post-Ofice and
other branches Of the public business. Itis with
this stock Of experience and these advantages for
reaching the various sources of administrative ac-
ton, and for mpartng minute and Illustrative in
atruction and valuable periodical and statistical
information, that we challenge your confidence
and solicit your support and patronage.
| We have fixed upon ths 18th Of each month as
the day for the publication of our paper, 80 as to
afford time for obtaining from the DEPARTMENTS
all the ORDERS notices and changes issued, or made
by them during the prscsding month. Tables or
, Post Offices, and compilations Of the Laws ana
r eguations are issued by the Post Oficc Depart
!, ment onIy once in two or thres years. IL is a
matter of inconvenience and complaint, for which
hitherto there has been no remedy, that in one
month from the time of those issues, there are of
ices in the tables which no longer in operation?
and Offices in operation which not in the tablesl
AT this time there perhaps over three thousand
Offices of the two descriptions. In like manner
laws have been passed and regulations estabtishod
since the issue Of the last volume Of regulations.
of which many postmasters and others are wholly
ignorant propose 70 prevent, ,os s"s present,
$ the time another issue shall be made, our paper
will furnish the additions, correctonss and mOdih-
: cations, made IN each month, and by being filed
and preserved, will afford to postmasers full and
$ for time being. How much Of the present msdi-
: rection. remaing doubt, confusion, error, and
u imposition will be saved by the progressive state
OF full and exact knowledge, for which we have
u provided, and for which we engage, every intei-
D cent nostmaster can estimate for himself.
These advantages alone and independently OF all
$ others. are worth many umes the price we charge
for the paper and will, it IL hoped, induce every
postmaster who feels just pride IN his office, or
patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, and
efficiency Of the whole Post Office system--at once
to subscribe The sAme considerations apply to
the orders and notices, decisions, and instructions
of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, md Interior
departments, and the same course Ia intended In
respect TO them. Notices Of the decisions OF the
rs Supreme Court, in cases turning upon questions
D. Of official duty or national interest, VIII ma Pace
'r in this papxr
A dencrtment Of our paper addressing itself not
y merely to postmasters and other officers Of the
y (yovrynment but all other citizens who give at
Il and development ofthe untry, will embrace m a
condepsed form the matters submitted to, or arls-
inc in Congress- AT each session vast deal OF
valuable information is communicated to Con-
PRESS. by the several departments and their subor
= dn.,e bureaus and profound and comprehensive 10
r.,o-ts 70 made bv committees Of both Houses.
: Rut the great mass Of the community know moth
> in- of tie contents Of these documents and re-
. ports, except the brief notices Of them, which
from time 10 time appear in the public papers
The standing number printed Of each document
and report, is only twelve hundred IN the Senate,
, md fourteen hundred in the House OF Representa-
: ,,ves which at once shows the impractcabifty Of
: their dissemination The ApvsRrrsEa viii con-
, I'm short abridgments analysis of all these
aocumenss and reports, and the compsnd. will
therefore not only prove exceedingly useful and
instructive in tself, but will furnish an easy index
90 those interested, whenever It is found desirable
~ obtain and examine the document at large.
Tb.r, il large field before us, the materials are
ample. 1t will be our Jealous care 70 collect and
arrange them in the proper form. We havs every
| snable us to accomplish it all The information
/, we propose to give, comprehending and confns,
~ t6e action OF the Government, y sol3d, usefs
and I'VE might almost say) necefsetY -, ths Of