Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-05-22
4 Proclamation by the Postmaster.
.:cncr.,l 1T tie Confederate States
OF america.


'Ei;r:ca: ~, ;hr ,royi-ip:.s ot an !.ct, ap
!, in.'s..i Incl ). ISL an' amended by the
,.t -cc.i ,.,-ri ~: .!;t, a,'previ Ma: i. ISL!
IA" i',,lr':,>;2i GcM"ra! o; the Confederate
); .;.S i ;,'.'iurix;, ,.!. and after :. day t
II, m'sl:d ~ him i,,r TIA; purpose to takclhc
rrlrc c!,aryc a:nl !rrcion Of ,e postal ser
vac. il ne Confederate States, ana all cu&
rc::illvc Of mails within i.cr limits, from ;,md
Ter >:ic:l CAV. except by authority Of Tie
i'.,>tr,a ter Genera! thereof. is thereby ,'':-
hi;tcd:
.How. t!.:rc;orc. l, john T. Reagan Post
III ,s;rr-I;c:,cr,tl nj The Confederate States 81
Amer rt do issue IL: s nv proclamation. rui
t,l. all ln'>tma>ters. contractors. and Sil"c!#i
and rs'Htc agents i'll the service o!' the Post
O:ii.:e Department, lmd engaged il tie t:.:.s
m$,i..E ;.n,. delivery ui The mails. II n:.i,r-
w;>,, iii aH.. :Da;incr cunncc;c'! w:t!l tie ser
>!r,.. with the Limits pi' ;iIn Confederate Sat rs
ri America. that uii :in. ilef i..- i ,av ,3'
.i,nc nrx;. shall ;!s>il,:." Inc entire coaiio.
and direction I'll tlr postal >Cr.:ct. ;!;r,.;::.--
Anl rr,i,f dirrc; ii; pJsi;naS:crS rG";e
:.'".'tS an, SPECIAL a::S w!:;!il, trSr ii:.t,S
ani 10. acting ,l::'!rr he ar:i.Dri' ar d
re III cl e i'u>l:r..o (: t;ciler.i 4 Ii t'm-
-
,r r.. .c;.:r 'irt;e: E!l !s; i'.r aul... i.
V, :tci IN rr'v .hr Congress of the i;,,;,i,a-
q c-t ht','r Is. sr:'>i rlf rmiiv viii. .ic!.rX
;,;i.rg iaw> an.l regnll'.ls us are nu, inca"
s;Nrr! WITH iii laws and Con. tilutUn a! In
Confederate :$.alrS ul .AElrrica. :;n,; such Irl
Tier l:lsi!li i;J,ls =; Inay h"Ica!'"r :e s>,ct
l.. m.y direction. -Aii'l The sail lostmas;cr-
ryutc :,:",llS aill special agents ~. also re-
q:ii!c, 10 forward 10 :Is department, witt
G.it DELAY tier names, with the names of il
offices III wnich iley are io>tnr,Slcrs. (sivin:
the State and Cuunty:) TO be directed to the
"Ghiri .t the appointment Bureau, Post or
lice Department, Montgomery, Ahbama,, in
order luat new commissions may be issued
under the authority OF this Government. And
all pu>tul;.se.s are her b. required 10 remG,,
IL Tho Post Otlice Department at Washing
,an. u. c., their fine! accounts and then
vouchers for postal receipts AMI expenditure.
mp TO he ::I,r day %! tins month taking Carr
1, forward witt said accou:.ts all postage,
stamp, and stamped envelopes, remaining q:
hand, belonging to tho Post Ollice Depart.
nnul I'll the Gn;ed States, in or.lcr that the,
naE receive the proper credits thereE'" IL
Q T." s5, n Z 0i -rsiafS accounts: ana they
are furt cr required to retain in their pos
session. to NEE. the orders of the Postmas-
ter General Of the United STATES, !nr;hc pay
llelt nl mail service within the Confc,,cra!r
States, I'll rrrai,urS WHICH lave accrued !r,u,
tile p sral service prior 10 the said lst day q!
,..:!u EcXt.
MI contractors. mail mcsscug' r., and spo
ciai contractors ;nr romv"llimg .hc mails within
The Confederate States. under existing Cor
tracts WITH The Government Of the luitcu
States, are hereby authorized to continue III
perform sncil service under my direction. from:
and after the day last above naile,!, Suh"c;
80 Si:ch notifications and changes rs may b.
f'und ncceS:;.rr. under the powers vested y!
the Postmaster General by TIE lcr!nS Ui said
Contracts and provisions of The sccJni Secii,:
OF an Act approved May ., 1851 coui2rmahl
thereto. And the said contractors. >i,rcjai
Contractors snd mail messengers, 81. required
to forward. without delay, tic ..u1a1cr oi ilieii
routc or routcs, the nature OF the .cei:c
thereon, ,he schedules of arrivals and ;?yi;i
tsrcS, tie names OF the Offices supplied, aid
the amount Of annual compensation IL: i:!cs
'.nt service, together w;h their ad!r,.>s, t;ircc-
ted to tic '.CLci Of tic Contract Bureau
Post Office Department, Mon: n:somcry III.
iama"
Until a pcs:al treaty shall bc made with .lc
.vcru.nr!,; OF the linked States for the en-
Change ii mails between tla. G9vGralMcM,
AMI the Government OF this Coniederacy
poS..ras.crS will not be authorized to collect
Uricd States postage on Mail matter sent or
rcc..ivc.l from those States; and Until sup
lles "f i'nstacc stamps and Stamped cnvcl
oPes are rrncured for the iTc-parmcn; Gi
postage within tho Confederate States, al
postage n,;,t hc pail in m"rcy, under the
provisions Of tic first secian o! an Act ap
iaorv, llticl! l-t lSil.
Given un,!cr nay hand and the al the Post
Office Departing Of tie Confederate States
OF America, at Montgomery, .kla!mana, Ia"
l2il, day Of May, in Tic year l;.Gl.
joins H. REAGAN,
PuStma.trr.G Geleral.