The southern press., 1851-12-23

in office ssIt
cnnnr, s,. 1sIrSasoS' Wms' Editors and proprslorl
Terms. =" The United States Postal Guide and
oeoi fdrerfiser," containing about 80 svpsr-royal
oe'"oo pages, rs published monthly for ONE DOL
Lar ONLY per ana',",, payable ia adpa,es--or FIVE
d0uars Jon sir copies ordered.
PREPARATORY NOTICE.
| The enterprise in which we now embark. and
OF which this paper is at the comm mencemert
and "A sample Of the papers that are to follow. las
for it's aim no less purpose, than to irnpart in
sructon, in the general and detail, to the Officer
and Agents fthe American public, respect both
to their duties and their rights, and TO make them.
and the peopDat large, acquainted with the organ
izaton, decisions and action Of the Executive de-
partments of their Government There has hilh-
erto Leen no vehicle for the regular and proper
communication of information of this kind. The
publication Of the Laws and the issue of lnstrurt
tions, more less comprehensive, and at intervals
more or ssss extended. have proved wholly made
quate, in the absence Of the construction or those
Laws, applied to particular cases. and of details
and Illustrations to make the regulations and in,
structions intelligible. The valuable documents
annual reported to Congress, are too yolumnorss
and are printed in quantities too small for general
circuaton whilst the debates in Congress and
the commentaries of the press upon their proceed
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 poliey5
| These publications IN tnelr various forms
highly useful in themselves as 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
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 departments or bureau under which he
acts. We shall make honest effort to supply
this vacuum, and to provide for these necessities
Ii we succeed in rendering the functions of the
i,,r; x,t3,.o
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 to
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 Pos-Office 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 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 acquai ainted with those
who carry it on. Since his official connection with
the Government ceased he Aatters himself he has
preserved the respect and regard Of most OF the
preser ncumbents of the departments and is ON
becoming terms Of intercourse and civility with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduously
! engaged for several years, in studying, by per-
! sonal inquiry and examination, the practical and
I daily routine and details of the Post-Office and
other branches Of the public business Ii is with
this stock Of experience, and these advantages for
reaching the various sources Of administrative aG
ton, and for imparting minute and Illustrative in
struction, and valuable periodical and statistica
information, that we challenge your confidence
and solicit your support and patronage.
We have ixed uDon the 18th OF ench month ~
the day for the publication Of our paper, 80 as 10
. afford time for obtaining from the departments
all the orders, notices and changes issued or mad.
by them during the preceding month Tables a I
Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws and
Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depart
ment only once in two three years Ii Is a
matter of Inconvenience and complaint, for which
hitherto there has been no remedy, that in one
month from the Tune ot these issues there are Of
fees IN the tables which are no longer in operation
and Offices in operation which in the tables.
AT this time there are perhaps three thousa nd
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 postliasters and others are wholly
ignorant We propose to prevent, Tor 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 modf.
cations, made each month, and by being filed
and preserved, will afford To postmasters full and
exact information upon both subjects, up 10 and
; for time being. How much Of the present msdi
recton, remailing, doubt confusion, error, and
imposition, will be saved by the progressive state
of full and exact knowledge, for winch we have
provided, and for which we engage every intelli-
gent postmaster estimate for HIMSELF at
These advantages alone and independently Of all
others, worth many times the price we charge
for the paper, and will, it is hoped, induce every
postmaster who feels a 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 10
the orders and notices, decisions, and Instructors
OF the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and Interior
departments, and the same course is intended in
respect TO them. Notices Of the decisions OF the
s Supreme Court, ia cases turning upon questions
of official duty national interest," will find place
r in this pap'r
, TUNHE undersigned committee Of pubcaiio on
; IL the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricul-
tural Society, respectfully invite public attention
1 TO the following prospectus Of MONTHLY
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