The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-12

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rErER u WAsHrsaToN, -,
CnANLEs M. WmLAap, Editors and Propristors
iERms. =" The United States Postal Guide and
,'c'at .fdrertser," containing about 80 svper-roval
o.'a'o pages, Is published monthly for ONE DOL
dotiarsJor sir copies ordered
PREPARATORY NOTICE.
The enterprise in which we now emharL and
Of which this paper is at once the commencemert
and sample Of the papers that are to follow. as
for its aim no less purpose, than to impart in
struction, in the general and detail, to the Officer
and Agents fthe American public, in respect both
to their duties and their rights, and to make them,
and the people at large, acquainted with the organ
ization, decisions and action of the Executive de-
partments Of their Government. There has hith-
erto teen no vehicle for the regular and proper
communication Of information Of this kind The
publication Of the Laws and the issue of instrur
tons, moro or less comprehensive, and at intervals
more or less extended, have proved wholly made
quate, in the absence Of the construction or those
Laws, as applied to particular cases, and of details
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
crcuation whilst the debates in Congress and
the commentaries of the press upon thu 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 policy
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, nor if they did,
do they furnish those rules, methods, and exam,
Piles, 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 hms
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 necessities
II we succeed in rendering the functions of the
| primary Offices more uniform, methodical and ey
act we shall make the administrative duties of the
departments more easy and effective, and thereby
promote the real and substantial interests Of the
country And this we expect to do, to some ex
tent at east--apart from, and independently
any party or personal interest or question what
ever.
1t is known to most Of those to whom this pa
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was Audi.
tor of the Post-Othce Department until the month
of November last; with by far the larger portion
Of both postmasters and contractors, he has had
direct intercourse, in person or by letter. He
tered the department fourteen years since and for
many years previously, had been, frstin the War
| 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 fatters himself he has
|
| present incumbentH of the departments and is
becoming terms Of intercourse and civility with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduou,ly
engaged for several years, in studying, by per-
sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
daily routine and details of the Post-Office and
other branches Of the public business. 1t is with
this stock Of experience, and these advantages Tor
reaching the various sources Of administrative acs
ton, and for impartins minute and illustrative ln
structon, and valuable periodical and statistical
information, that we challenge your confidence
| and solicit your support and patronage
We have fixed upon the 18th OF each month as
the day for the publication of paper, 80 as to
| afford time for obtaining from the departments.
all the orders, notices and changes issued, or made
by them during the preceding month. Tables O.
| Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws ana
Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depart
| msnt only once in two or three years. Ii is
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 no longer in operations
and Offices in operation which are not in the tabesf
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 are 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
| will furnish the additions, corrections, and modif
cations, made in each month, and by being filed
and preserved, will afford TO postmasters full and
exact information upon both subjects, up to and
| for time being. How much of the presen, misdi
rection, remailing, doubt, confusion, error, and
imposition, will be saved by the progressive state
| of full and exact knowledge, for which we have
| provided and for which we engage, every intelll-
gent postmaster estimate for himself
| These advantages alone and independently Of all
others, are worth many times the price we charge
for the paper, and will, it is hoped, induce every
postmaster who feels just pride in his Office T
a patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, and
efficiency Of the whole Post Office sysem--at once
| to subscrbe. The same considerations apply U
| the orders and notices, decisions and instruction.
Of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and interIo.
Departments and the same course IL intended in
respect to them. Notices OF the decisions OF the
Supreme Court in cases turning upon question:
of official duty national interest, will find place
in this paPr. Equ
rUNHE undersigned, a committee of publication, on
! i'll the part Of the Muscogee and Russell ericul-
tursl Society, respectfully invite public attention