The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-25
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LETTER u WAsHrEeTos,
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Ue'" adpert'ser," containing abo,,, 40 a''a
o.'a'o pages, Z" published monthly for oNr por'
LAR ONLY, per annun, pavabl, b, . 90 ''A Do''-
dollars for sir copies ordered :" JUS
PREPARATORY NOTICE
The enterprise In which we now e,nhl -
or which this paper Is at once the commencer,srl
and sample of the papers that are to follow tos
tor ils aim no less purpose, than to impart in
structon, IN the general and detail to the Oficer
and Agents Of the American public. in reanect bo'
TO their duties and their rights and to make tben,
and the people at large, acquainted with the organ
ization, decison1and action of the Execut;vsa d.
partments OF their Government. There has him
er'o Teen no Venic'e Tor the regular and proper
communication OF information of this kind The
publication OF the Laws and the issue of irs,r,o
ions, more or less comprehensive and M I'M ervnIs
more or less extended, have proved wholly inadsD
guate, IN the absence of the construction OF tbose
Laws, as applied to particular cases and of details
and illustrations to make the regulations and in
structlons Ineligible. The valuable Documents
annually reported to Congress- are too yoluminousE
and are printed in quantities too small for oener,
circulation; whilst the debates in Congress- and
the commentaries OF the press upon their proceeds
ings, and the proceedings of the Executive branch
OF the Government, besides turning mostly mon
general principles, address themselves onIv N
party ends, and to matters of national noIievs
These publications in their various forms IRE
hish'y useful IN themselves as far they go, and
some of them indispensable; but there is much
that do not reach the hands Of ALL nor if thew did
40 they furnish those rules, methods and exam
pies, Tor the despatch OF the public business whic
can render the discharge of public duty either SAT.
or easy, whether in respect TO the ben, bn,s
| III. nj hur "A
acts. We shall make honest effort to sunnlv
THIS vacuum, and to provide for these necessities
III we succeed IN rendering the functions of the
primary offces more uniform, methodica, and ex
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 least-apart from, and independently
any party or personal interest or question what
ever.
1t is known to most OF those to whom this ma
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was Audi,
tor of the Post-Ofhce 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. HI 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
the Government ceased, he fatters himself ne has
preserved the respect and regard Of most OF the
present incumbents of the departments and is on
becoming terms of intercourse and ciytlitv with
them all The Junior Editor has been asssiduously
engaged for several years, in stud wing by per-
sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
daily routine and details Of the Post Office and
other branches Of the public business IL is with
this stock or experience, and these advantages for
reaching the various of administrative oca
| nd far INN ting :
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 mad,
| by them during the preceding month. Tables a.
| Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws ana
Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depart
ment only once IN two or three years. 1t 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 are ofg
fees in the tables which no longer in operatons
and Offices in operation which not in the tablest
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
| 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 dnOlUtT ISSUE Snall DE MADE,
will furnish the additions, corrections and modi6s
cations, made 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 present msdiI
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 inteIli-
gent postmaster estimate for himself
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 just pride in his office r
patriotic regard for the credit prosperity, and
efficiency of the whole Post Office system-at once
| to subscribe. The same considerations apply ~
the orders and notices, decisions, and instruction.
of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and TnterloI
departments, and the same course 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," will find place
in this pap'r.