The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-05
UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE
AND OFFICIAL ADYERTfSER

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PREPARATORY NOTICE.
( The enterprise in which We now embark, and
and sample Of the papsn that are 70 follow, Fas
for its aim no less . purpose, than to impart in
struction, in the general and detail, to the Officer
and Agents Of the Aussiean public. in respect both
to their duties and thSis rights, and to make them
and the people a large, acquainted with the organ
paytnents Of thsir 0overnment. There has hith-
eYto tssn no vehicle for the regular and proper
Communication Of ininrmation Of this kind. The
publication Of the Laws and the issue of instrur
ons, pcss OF saes eoapsahsnaive, and at intervals
moro or lees sxtsaded. have proved wholly made
qaAts il the shssnee Of the construction Of those
E3Vs, ~ applied u partieplar cases. and of detaila
Snff ntasssttts "a i6ak~the regulations and in
struciions intelgbie. The valuable documents
annually reported to Congress, are too vouminous
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 policys
These publications in their various forms
highly useful in themselves as far as they co. and
some of them Indispensable; but there is much
that do reach the hands Of ALL if they did,
do they furnish those rules methods, and exam
pies, for the despatch Of the public business which
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, methOdicul, and ey
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 ev
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 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. lie 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 fol
understanding the arrangements Of business in al,
the departments, and being acquainted with those
who carry it on. Since his official connection with
the Government ceased he fatters himself he has
present incumbents Of the departments, and is on
becoming terms Of intercourse and civllity with
them all The Junior Editor has been asssiduou5y
engaged for several years, IN studying, by per-
sonai inquiry and examination, the practical and
daily routine and details of the Post-O and
o,ner branches of the public business. 1t is with
this stock Of experience, and these advantages for
reaching the various sources of administrative nc
ton, and for imparting minute and illustrative i'm
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 our paper, so to
afford time for obtaining from the departments
all the orders, notices and changes issued, or made
by them during the preceding month. Tables OF
Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws and
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 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 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 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 present misdi
rection, remaing, doubt, confusion, error, anG
imposition, will be saved by the progressive state
IF 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
or the paper, and will, it is hoped, indace every
postmaster who feels just pride in his Office or
, patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity, and
efficiency of the whole Post Office system-at once
o subscribe. The same considerations apply to
he orders and notices, decisions, and instructors
If the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and Interior
departments, and the same course is intended in
espect to them. Notices of the decisions Of the
Supreme Court, in cases turning upon question:
If official duty national interest, will find place
II this paper.
IT VIE undersigned, a committee of publication, on
Il the part OF the Muscogee and Russell AgricuI-