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Instructions TO srEoIAL AGENTS or THE
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMEST.-Postmast
General Creswcll, who has determined to
give the greatest efficiency to the special
service Of his Department, has, as already
announced In the REPUBLICAN, divided the
Union into six special service districts, and
these again into as many divisions as In his
Judgment tho necessities Of the case dss
mand, and assigned to them certain num-
Der Of special agents as assistant superin-
tendents Of railway mail service, post office
inspectors and special agents on mail dcprs-
dations, and has prepared a set OF instruc-
tions to each class, which has just been Is
sued from tho Government printing Office In
neat pocket form.
Gen. Creswell says
"The Postmaster General considers special
agents OF the Department as his representa-.
i've WEE divpsions a NOR or district. to whiCh they are
assigned, and as such, all postmasters, CON
tractors and others In the service are subor.
ens' shein ocia N he% act. @ oy 10 ' hS in sSS d.
charge OF their duties, as set forth In these In
struetions, and Others that mAy be issued rom
time 10 time, they are required to act with tue
single purpose for the advancement OF the In
terssts OF the public and the eiflciency aud the
security Of the Department, The elementary
their unremitting attention, to the end that the
purpose for which the post office establish
ment was created shall, as far as they may DO
concerned, have = faithful and complete ful.
hllment.
Special agents must so act that every
onioial action may be sustained by conclusive
evidence OF Its pfopriety, and its accordance
with the intent and meaning of their inhtruc.
tions. And they are especially enIoined that
their intercout.e with other persons in 'hs
characterized by irreptOachable depottmcnt
and inhexible integrity"
The instructions to assistant supcrintcnd-
euts Of railway mail service are very full and
definite. They are required to acquaint
themselves with the statutes of the United
States touching postal matters and the regu-
lations Of the Postmaster General; to know
accurately the connections Of railway lines,
and acquaint themselves with their man
agement, equipment and general facilities
for travel; together with the inferior routes,
not railway routes, so that this lateral ser
vice may receive due attention. They are
to acquaint themselves with the nature Of
existing contracts for railway services to
personally inspect the facilities for the safe
tro, ,afa nf ha nat1 Of
and the manner In which tranfers are made,
correcting every faulty discharge OF this
duty; carefully TO observe the arrangements
made for the safe conveyance OF the mails
between the mail cars and the post-ofhces;
see that route agents are provided with suit
able accommodations for the 6afO and con-
venient asserting Of the mails, &C.; and In
general to keep the most vigilaut watch over
the interests OF tho Department in all things
pertaining to the transportation Of the rail-
way lines in his division.
II Is expected that the assistant superln-
tendents will keep a careful watch for any
violations Of law by private expresses or by
other persons In sending or carrying mail
able matter over established routes OF the
mail; and II such violations be established by
evidence, report the facts to the Department
for Its action. An important and incidental
part Of their duty will be the inspection Of
the large post offices at the termini Of rail-.
way lines, in order to examine the distribu
tion therein, the manner In which mails are
made up for transmission, and every othei
thing In connection with transportation
They are also required to acquaint themselves
thoroughly with the contents of instructions
TO postmasters, railway post Office clerks and
route agents, In regard TO route keys, bags
and locks, and 10 see that those Instructions
are strictly compiled with.
The instructions to post Office inspectors
require similar knowledge OF the laws aud
an acquaintance with the contracts, and 10
carefully look to the interests Of the Depart.
ment. Each post office inspector Is liable at
any time to be called on to take charge OF a
post office in case Of default, resignation, or
death Of q postmaster, and perform the full
functions Of u postmaster. He Is, therefore,
required to be In readiness to file bonds In
such cases, in such security as the Postmas'
ter General may require and approve accord
ing to law. The Postmaster General, In his
instructions, says one Of the highest obliga'
tions OF the Department to the people Is tc
preserve, by all the means within Its power
the absolute sanctity Of q seal. The enact
ments referred TO are entirely explicit
Special agents arc required to impress or
postmasters and their subordnates at al
times that any violations Of the statutes In
this particular the Postmaster General will
visit with punishment to the fullest extent
Of the law.
The books, accounts and general financial
affairs Of each Office which they may ylsi,
are to be carefully examined by the In
spectors. In regard to post office robberles
the Postmaster General says:
SIN very many cases when small post Of
tees are robbed, or reported to be robbed, b!
burglars, 1t 10 due to the negligence OF thu
postmaster in failing to keep the premise
reasonably seourej and In many cases the dep
redAtors prove to have taken only priysts
funds and left the public property untouched
The frequency OF such cases !. = cause OF gTea
annoyance to the Department; and they otter
occupy, with no valuable results, the time o
special agents who have other and more i'm
pos once sa
agents, Will report whether strict and careful
precautions have been observed on the part o
and public property Is stolen, they will repoT
the postmaster for removal"
In the Instructions to special agents h(
says;
"Itis not possible for the Department to 10
struct special agents IS to the paTticu lar mean
to be used 10 discovering the exact locality o
an aseertained theft from the mall or In feI
reting out and srresting the perpeiratoT
These must necessarily be as various as tn
circumstances which surround each case, ant
must be left to the Intelligence, vigilance, In
genuity and good judgment OF tbs Agen
charged with such inysstiEAuon, There are
however, certain qualities aud habits whiel
these are self.contrOl, perseverance,, caution
and silence In regard to the object OF his en-
Ployment and operations lie should, there
Tore, when travelling, attract as little notice ~
possible, and should conceal his oiilcial char
Aeter whenever and wherever such conceal
ment can be praetised, aud he should refrai
from announcing his oiteial position on hote
books and other public registers. lie should
Abwell after as before a successful inyeatiga
tion, prevent as far as he can, publicity bein
given to the means by which his success wa
achieved, lest the same means may becom
imperative and valueless In another case"
Tho following general Instructions to al
special agents in regard to a certain class o
letters are appended
Letters deposited In post orl,rs for trans
mission In the mails should be forwarded &C
eording to the addresses thereon; but letter
sent by the writer's under cover from one pos
office to another with Tor withouD request T.
mail the same, carry with them evidence OF
fraudulent purpose. As postmAsters may no
refuse to pOstmATk and forward them, the
should be instructed that the post o IN 90 esta6
lishment cannot permit itselfto become part
to what be eATa evidence OF fraudulent inte MT Al