The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-21

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UNITED STATES PosrAI 1pE.
AND OFFICIAL .ADyRRT1
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PREPARATORY NOTICE.
The sntsrprise in which we now embark; AMI
Of which this paper il ut once tbs commsnceuert
and sample Of the papers that to follow, as
for its aim no ieSs purpose, than to impaft 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 IarEs acquainted with the organ
ixation, 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 iasUe Of instrue
tions more or less comprehensive, and u jn61rvaIs
more or ls e sx.snasd. eass provsdwaolly sa.ds
Laws AZ appeA 10 particular csesss apa ~ details
and iliuseeii0pe - make The reguIationa and in
sagpatieaa int6f1tgi6ee, Tha Nna1shia documents
annually TspSFes4 - Cun ast&G teltnuleous
and are printed in quanhties TOO small for general
circulation; whilst tho debates In Consrsss and
the commentaries ofthepress upon their procsed
ings, and the proceedings Of the Executive branch
Of the Government, besides turning mostly upon
general principles, address themselves only 10
party ends, and to matters of national policy.
These publications in their various forms are
highly useful in themselves az far az they &C. and
some of them Indispensable; but thssss Is much
that do not reach the hands Of all. nor if they did,
do thew furnish those rules. methods, and exam
ples for the despatch OF the public business which
can render the discharge OF public duty ethar sns
or easy, whether in respect to the incumbent him.
self, or the department or bureau under which he
acts We shall mske an honest effort 10 supply
this vacuum and to provide for thesA necessities.
If we succeed in rendering the functons Of the
primary offices more uniforms methodical, and ex
act, we shall make she administrative duties of the
Departments more easy and effective, and thereby
promote the real and substantial interests OF the
country And this we expect 10 Do, 70 some ex
tent at least-apart from, and independently Of
any party or personal interest or question what
ever.
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was Audi
tor of the Post-Oice Department until The month
Of November last with by far the larger portion
Of both postmastcrs and contradictory ~ has had
direct intercourse, in person or BY istter He en-
tered the department fourteen years since, and for
many years previously, had been, hrstin shs War
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 natters himself he has
preserved the respect and regard Of most Of the
preseft incumbents of the departments, and il on
becoming terms of intercourse and civility with
| them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduourly
engaged for several years, in studying, by per-
| yonaI inquiry and examination, the practical and
| daily routine and details of the Post-Ohice and
other branches Of the public business. 1t In with
this stock Of experience, aud these advantages for
reaching the various sources of administrative
tion and for imparting minute and Illustrative in
struction and valuable periodical and statistical
information, that we challenge yoar confidence
and solicit your support 4. and pc Pst 70
the dav for the publication Of Our piper, 10 to
| .Nord 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
| ment only once in two or three years. II is a
matter of inconvenience and complaint, for which
| hitherto there has been no remedy, that in one
month from the time of these issues, there of
fees in the tables which no longer in operation!
and Offices in operation which are not in the tabled
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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 postn1asters full and
exact information upon both subjects, up to and
for time being. How much Of the present misdi-
rection. remniling, doubt, connason, error ana
imposition, will be saved by the progressive state
of full and exact knowledge, for which we have
| provided, and for which we engage, every intei-
gent postmaster can estimate tor 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, or
a 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, and Interior
| densrtments, and the course IL intended in
| resnec, 10 them Notices Of the decisions Of the
| Supreme Court in cases turning upon questions
Of Official duty or national interest, will find place
| in this patsr. -, -
| A department Of our paper addressing itself not
IN .r.v 10 pvstmasters and other officers of the
Government. but to all other citizens who give at
tenton TO the affairs OF the nation and the progress
and development of the e untry' will embrace IN a
condensed form the matters submitted TO, or ars
nc in Congress. At each session vast deal OF
valuable information is communicated TO Con-
rress. bv the several departments and their subor-
dinate bureaus, and profound and comprehensive
reports are made by committees If both Houses.
But the great mass Of the community know Moth
mo Of he contents Of these documents and re-
ports, except the brief notices Of them, which
rom time TO time appear in the public papers,
rhs .,.ndinc number printed Of each document
and report, Is only twelve hundred in the Senate,
and fourteen hundred in the House Of Representa-
,,v.a' which at once shows the impractcability OF
their dissemination. The ApvERrIsk. will con-
tain short sbridgments or analysis OF al these
,n.refore not only prove exceedingly useful and
instructive in ITSELF but will furnish an easy index
-, ,hoss ntrrestei whenever il is found desirable
20 obtain and examine the document a large.
There is large field before us, the materials are
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