The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-21
UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE

UNITED STATES POSTAL GUIDE
AND OFFICIAL ADVERTISER.
3 To sho,O chat is DONE and what should be done
in office. In
cnss. AZ TX W', Editors and Propreiors'
TERMS. SO The United States Postal Guide aud
Official .4drertiser containing about - svper-royal
octapo pages, is published monthly for ONE DOL
LAR ONLY, per anNun, payable ~ adpa,sce-or GUs
dollars for SIR copies ordered.
PREPARATORY NOTICE.
The enterprise in which we now embark, and
Of which this paper is ut once the commencement
and sample Of the papers that to follow, as
for its aim no less purpose, than to impart in
structon in the general and detail, to the Officer
and Agents of the American public, in respect both
to their duties and their rights, and 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 hth-
erto Leen vehicle for the regular and proper
communication Of information Of this kind. The
publication of the Laws and the issue of instrur
tons, more less comprehensive, and Intervals
more or less extended, have proved wholly'ina
quate, in the absence Of the construction Of those
Laws as applied to particular cases. and Of details
I and illustrations to make the rsgulatinu and in
structions intelligibe. The valuable documents
annually reported to Congress, are too voluminous
and are printed in quantities 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
| marty ends, and to matters Of national polcy9
These publications in their various forms are
highly useful i'm themselves far they go, and
some of them indispensable; but there liz 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
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, m ethodical, 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 Tho
country And this expect to do, to some
I tent at least-apart from, and independently 10
} 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 Office Department until the month
of November last with by far the larger portion
of both postmasters and contractors, he has had
a direct intercourse, in person or by letter He en-
tered the department fourteen years since, and fol
] many years previously, had been, first in the Wa
! Department, ard subsequently in the Treasury
h He has therefore had the best opportunities fo
j understanding the arrangements Of business in al
the departments, and being acquainted with thOs
: who carry it on. Since his official connection will
the Government ceased, he natters himself he ha
preserved the respect and regard Of most OF tn
: present ncumbents of the departments, and is OF
r becoming terms Of intercourse and civIlity will
then, ALL The Junior Editor has been assslduousll
; engaged for several years, in studying, by per
If sonul inquiry and examination, the practical AM
: daily routine and details of the Post-Office an
| rioo IF he rul,l Ic hneI L 10
this stock OF experience, and these advantages o
reaching the various sources of administrative az
,s ton, and for impartlng minute and illustrative il
= struction, and valuable periodical and statistic,
, information, that we challenge your confdenc
: and solicit your support amt patronage.
We have fixed upon the 18th OF each month Al
> the day for the publication Of paper, T.
:, afford time for obtaining from the departments
70 all the orders notices and changes issued, or mad
= by them during the preceding month. Tables O
!, Post Offices, and compilations of the Laws an
: Regulations, are issued by the Post Office Depar
: ment only once in two or three years. 1t is
= | matter of inconvenience and complaint, for Whic
- hitherto there has been no remedy, that IN on
n month from the time Of these issues, there o
20 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 thousan
Offices of the two descriptions. In like name
laws have been passed and regulations establisho
since the issue of the last volume Of regulation
NJ Of which many postmastcrs ana DINERS are who'll
:. ignorant. We propose to prevent, for the presen
4 any increase Of the evil Of either kind, and fror
|" the time another issue shall be made, our pape
will furnish the additions, corrections, and modif
j. cations, made in each month, and by being file
% and preserved, will afford to postmasters full an
:. exact information upon both subjects, up to an
!, for time being. How much Of the present misd
- rection, remaiIing, doubt, confusion, error, an
imposition, will be saved by the progressive stat
+ Of full and exact knowledge, for which we hay
CT provided, and for which we engage. every INTEL
5, gent postmaster can estimate for himself.
st These advantages alone and independently Of a
n others, are worth many times the price we charg
y for the paper, and will, it is hoped induce ever
postmaster who feels just pride in his Office q
r. patriotic regard for the credit, prosperity an
E, efficiency of the whole Post Office system-at ono
o to subscribe. The considerations apply I
the orders and notices, decisions, and instruction
Of the War, Navy, Treasury, State, and Interio
departments, and the same course is intended i
: resnect to them. Notices of the decisions of tn
Supreme Court, in turning upon question
y of official duty national interest, will find plac
' in this paper.
s, TuNHg undersigned, committee Of publication, o
'g u the part Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricu
ID turn Society, respectfully invite public attentio