The southern press., 1851-10-28

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ICHAnLEs Nj. WmIsan Editors and PropristOrsss
81 EHms' =" The United States Postal Guide and
oe'd' .1drerfser, containing about 80 super-royai
oeaso pages, Is published monthly for ONE Dol
dollars for sir copies ordered
PREPARATORY NOTICE
The enterprise M which Wa now embark and
OF which this paper Is at once the Commencement
and n sample of the papers that are to follow. Faa
I for is aim no less a purpose, than to impart IN
struction, ia the general and detail, To the Officer
and Agents ofthe American public, in res rect 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-
pariments Of their Government. There has hith-
erto cen no vehicle for the regular and proper
communication OF Information OF this kind. The
publication OF the Laws and the issue of instrur
tions, more or less comprehensive and intervals
more or less extended, have proved wholly made
quate, in the absence of the construction OF those
Laws applied to particular ca,es, and of details
and illustrations to make the regulations and in
structons Inteiligible. The valuable documents
annually reported TO Congress, are too voluminous
and printed in quantities too small for general
circulation; whilst the detntes IN Congress and
the commentaries Of the press upon their proceed.
ngs, and the proceedings Of the Executive branch
Of the Government, besides turning mostly upon
general principles, address themselves only
party ends, and to matters Of national policy1
These publications in their various forms
some of them Indispensable; but there is much
that do reach the hands OF all nor if they did,
do they furnish those rules, methods, aud exam
! pies, for the despatch Of the public business whck
can render the discharge of public duty either safe
or easy, whether in respect to the in :umbent him.
self, or the department or bureau under which he
acts. We shall make 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, aud 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 ey
tent at least-apart from, and independently.
any party or personal interest or question what
| ever.
| Ii Id known to most Of those TO whom this pa
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was AUDI
| tor of the Post-Otfice 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 by letter. lie en-
tered the department fourteen years since and for
many years previously, had been, first in the War
Department, ard subsequently in the Treasury.
lie has therefore had the best opportunities for
understanding the arrangements OF business in all
the departments, and being acquainted with those
who carry ii oh. Since his oficia connection with
the Government ceased, he latters himself he has
preserved the respect and regard of most OF the
| preser ncumbenis of the departments and is on
! becoming terms of intercourse and civility with
| them all. The Junior Editor has been asssduousEy
! engaged for several years. III studying, by per-
sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
daily routine and details of the Post-OiTice and
other branches of the public business IL is with
this stock OF experience, and these advantages for
reaching the various sources of administrative Gc >
tion, and for impartlns minute and illustrative ln
struction, 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 our paper so as to
afford time for obtaining from the departments
all the ORDERS notices and changes issued or mad,
by them during the preceding month. Tables q.
1 Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws ana
Regulations, issued by the Post Office Depart
ment only once in two or three years Ii is IA
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 ofs
fees in tue tables which longer in ope ationS
aud offices in operation which not in the tabless
| At this time there perhaps three thousand
Offices of the two descriptions. In like manner
laws have been passed aud 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 rrom
! the time another issue shall be made, our paper
vail furnish the additions, corrections, and modh.
cations, made IN each month, aud by being filed
and preserved, will afford to postmssters ful and
exact information upon both subjects, up to and
| for time being. How much Of the present msdi
| rection, remang, 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 intelr-
GENT postmaster can estimate for himself
These advantages alone and independently of all
others, worth many times the price we charge
for the paper, and will, 1t is hoped induce every
postmaster who feels Just pride in his office r
a patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, and
efficiency Of the whole Post Office system-at once
TO subscribe. The same considerations appyS
the orders and notices, decisions and instruction.
Of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and InterIoI
| departments, and the same course is intended in
respect to them. Notices Of the decisions Of the
supreme Court, in turning upon question:
Of official duty national interest, will find place
! in this papsr.