The southern press., 1852-02-19


UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE
AND OFFICIAL ADVERTISER.
IL To show i0hat is done, and ,ohat Should be done
in o6ice.=ST
PETER G. WARRINGTON, Ed;,o..d p,,.,..
CHARLES M. WILLARD, Na"o''a"a r'op'7efors'
TERMs.--" The United States Postal Guide and
Official adpertser" containing about 80 spper-royai
octapo pages, is published monthly for ONE DOL
LAR ONLY, per an,,t,a, payable In aduance--or FIVE
dollars for sic copies ordered
PREPARATORY NOTICE.
/ The enterprise in which we now embark, and
OF which this paper is at once the commencement
and a sample Of the papers that are to follow, as
for it's aim no less purpose, than to impart in
structon in the general and detail, to the Officer
and Agents fthe 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 no vehicle for the regular and proper
communication of information of this kind The
publication Of the Laws and the issue of instruc
tions more or less comprehensive, and ut intervals
more or less 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 in,
structions Ineligible. The valuable documents
annually reported to Congress, are too voumnous,,
and are printed in quantities too small for general
circulation; 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 to
party ends, and to. matters of national poficys
These publications in their various forms are
highly useful in themselves as far as they go, and
some of them Indispensable; but there is much
that do reach the hands OF all nor if thew did
do they furnish those rules, methods, and exam
pies, for the despatch Of the public business whch
can render the discharge of public duty either safe
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 supply
this vacuum, and to provide for these necessities
If we succeed in rendering the functions of the
primary Offices more uniform, methodical, and ex
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 to
any party or personal interest or question what
ever.
II is known to most Of those to whom this pa
per will be sent, that the Senior Editor was AUDI.
tor of the Post-Ofice 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 Wsr
Department, ard subsequently in the Treasury
He has therefore had the best opportunities 70,
understanding the arrangements OF business in al.
the departments, and being acquainted with those
who carry il on. Since his official connection with
the Government ceased, he fatters himself he has
preserved the respect and regard Of most OF the
present incumbents of the departments, and is on
becoming terms of intercourse and civility with
them all. The Junior Editor has been asssiduouslv
engaged for several years,:in studying, by per-
sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
daily routine and details Of the Post-Ofice and
v,ner branches Of the public business II is with
this stock Of experience and these advantages for
reaching the various sources of administrative ac
ton, and for impa!tng minute and illustrative in
struction, and valuable periodical and Statistical
information, that we. challenge your confdenc.
and solicit your support and patronage
Il We have fixed upon the 18th OF each month AZ
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 al
Post Offices, and compilations OF the Laws and
Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depart-
ment only once in two or three years IL IL
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 Of.
fees in the tables which no longer in operation
and Offices in operation which not in the tables
At this time there are perhaps over three thousand
Offices Of the two descriptions. In like manner
laws have been passed and regulations established
| IN.
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 modifs
cations, made in each month, and by being fled
and preserved, will afford TO postmasters fGil and
exact information upon both subjects, up to and
| for time being. How much Of the present 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 inteII,.
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 IL is hoped, induce every
postmaster who feels just pride in his Office or
patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, and
efficiency Of the whole Post Office system-et one e
to subscribe. The same considerations apply 1 o
the orders and notices, decisions, and Instructors
Of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and Interior
departments, and the same course il intended in
respect to them. Notices Of the decisions of the
Supreme Court, in turning upon question,
Of official duty or national interest, will find place
in this paysr
rUyHE und ersigned, a committee OF utilization, on