New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-27
POSTAL MATTERS IN THE SOUTH.
TIE Confederate Postmaster-General has issued the
following circulars:


following circulars:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
Post-Olice Department, Montgomery, 1861. (
SIR: Ii IL the wish Of this Government that all post
masters and other employees in the postal service
should continue perform their duties SUCH and
render all their accounts and pay all moneys TO the
order of the Government Of the United States they
have heretofore done, until the Government Of the
Confederate States shall be prepared TO the
entire control OF is postal affairs This will be done
as soon practicable. But the ID delay incl
dent the organization of the departm such
to place il OFT Of my power to determine definitely
when the service will be substituted for the old.
Any attempt TO mix the Employees Of the two Gov
eImenis in tie came service, would be wholly i'm.
practicable. And no REMOVABLE or appointment of post
masters Others In the postal service, will be made
by this department. will IL receive returns relating
moneys derived from the pos al service, until it
shall a6sune the entire control OF the service.
Ii the Government of the United States should
70 carry this service before this department shall
Ue organized and prepared TO take charge Of il,
great shock to the public interests viii beproduced by
euch coune az tie PostnasterGere is authorized
to continue professionally by procm9iion the present
Posimasye and Others 10 the postal service, IN office,
aud to continue existing contracts for carrying the
nails until new appointments and new contracts can
be made.
We must regard the carrying Of our mails, at this
time, by that government as great public necessity
to the PEOPLE Of both governments result ing from tier
past intimate political, commercial and social reiions
interests Of the people Of both countries Aud willie
toat government by It's action consus such consider.
nous. government and people should aot with tie
sIne high regard Cor great public interests. Such
course our art, sprnging from such motives, viii
preserve Tie character Of people, wiihou, implr
ing the dignity Of our government, and may eadt0 the
transfer OF postal service from the control Of the
old 10 thJt Of the GOV ernment with tar ess lnay
TO the people of hotl than would necessarily How nom
pecpitate ~ineOrsiderate action on the part OF
either. am very respectfully, yourObt servant,
JOHN Il. REA1An. Postmaster General
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,
Posr-0FFICE DEPARTMgST, MONTGOMERY, looi')
SIR; The Government of the Confederate States
will not nerfere with any existing contracts entered
into between the Governments OF the United oAtesbuu
the present. contractors until IL assumes the entire CON
troll OF It's Postal affairs This course rendered neces-
gary by the utter impracticabiy Of mixing the en-
plyeea OF the two Governments III the same service
The question NJ to whether the Government VI Tue
Confederate States will assume any a0lby TO present
contractors before il assumes TIE control Oh our IE
airs involves The idea OF liability on the part Oh TINS
Government for the obligations OF the United STATES,
:, bch cannot be entertained by this Department buI
II the Governu ent Of the United States .houiu hoah
don the mail service in the Confederate Sties oelore
the Department shall be organized and ready TO enter
into new contracts am authorized TO continue exist
Inc contracs Professionally, by proclamation, until new
cont racts cal be entered into. -
Very respectfully, 'on pa. ~. n%nI,I