The southern press., 1851-11-07
UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE

UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE
AND OFFICIAL ADVERTISER.
~ TO sho'0 what is done, and phat should be done
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cnanlns M 1rsssos' Wmssso Editor, and Proprietovs
ERMs, =" The United States Postal Guide and
Vtciat advertiser, % containing about 80 spps,rouai
ocfapo pages, Is pnblished monthly for ONE DOL
Ian ONLY, per a'.nsm, payable in adpanee---or fps
dotfarsJor SIR copies ordered.
PREPARATORY NOTICE
The enterprise in which we now embark. and
Of which this paper is at once the Commencement
and sample OF the papers that are to follow las
for it's aim no less n purpose, than to npart 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
ization, decisions and action of the Executive de-
partments of their Government. There has hith-
erto teen 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 at intervals
more or lcss extended, have proved Wholly made
quate in the absence OF the construction Of those
Laws, applied to particular cases, and of details
and Illustrations TO make the regulations and i'm
structions Ineligible The valuable documents
annually reported to Congress, are too yoluminous
and printed in quantities too small for general
circulation; whilst the debates in Congress and
the commentaries Of the press upon heir proceed,
ings, and the proceedings of the Executive branch
Of the Government, besides turning mostly upon
general principles, address themselves only TO
marty ends, and to matters of national policys
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.
ples for the despatch Of the public business which
lcu charu anft H,,t
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 supplv
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, 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. T4a3a5
| 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-Offce 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. He en-
tered the department fourteen years since, and for
many years previously, had been, first in 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 hatters himself he has
preserved the respect and regard Of most OF the
presrGt incumbents of the departme ents and is on
becoming terms Of intercourse and civility with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduousy
engaged for several years, in studying, by per-
sonal 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 for
reaching the various sources of administrative acs
ton, and for imparting minute and illustrative in
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 paper, so 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 or
Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws ana
Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depart
ment only once in two three years Ii ia a
matter of inconvenience and complaint, for which
hitherto there has been remedy, that in one
month from the time Of these issues there are of3
fees in the tables which are no longer in operations
and offices in operation which in the tablesj
At this time there are 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,
oil WntCn many pOSlMastet5 ana OtnerS 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 can 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 r
a patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, AMI
efficiency Of the whole Post Office sys,em-at oncs
to subscribe. The same considerations apply ts
the orders and notices, decisions and Instruction.
Of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and Interio
departments aud the same Is intended in
respect to them. Notices of the decisions of the
Supreme Court, IN cases turning upon questions
Of official duty or national interest," willfnd place
in this papr. a4 fafiQ
n UNHE undersigned, committee Of publication, on
Il the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricul-
al,