Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-23

Job type, together with one Of The celebrated
Yankee Gard Presses, which enables us to
do all kinds Of Printing in q very neat style
and on very low terms-as low, and as well,
even, as il can be done out of town. A share
Of patronage is respectfully solicited.
Town Meeting Oh Tuesday next,
Sept 2Sth.
Our fellow citizens, will recollect, that at the
town meeting on Saturday the 18th day of May
last, which was called to decide upon the ac-
Iceptance of the City.charer. resolution was
adopted, at the suggestion of John Stevens,
Esq, "that the Moderator appoint a committee
Of fifteen Qhree from each ward) 10 consider
and report at the June town meeting what chan.
ges are necessary in the government of the
town to secure an efficient and economical ad-
ministration thereof, and particularly the estab.
lishment Of an effective police The committee
appointed by the Moderator in compliance with
the resolution, made report in part TO the June
town meeting, which, aller some discussion,
was recommtted TO the same committee for
modification and amendment, with power to ap-
ply to the General Assembly, if necessary, and
report their proceedings to future town meet
ing TO be held in the month of September. The
meeting was then adjourned to Tuesday, Sept.
7th, and afterwards TO September 2Sh CTues.
day of next week. 10 receive this report.
We understand that the committee have had
the subject OF reform in the town government
under consideration at several meetings, and
will be prepared TO make report on the sub
ject al the town meeting on Tuesday, which we
hope will be very generally attended, The
committee. we presume, will recommend some
material alterations and Improvements in our
system Of municipal government, which all ad-
nit to be greatly deficient in the means of an
economical and effective administration and
especially in its provisions for an effective 20.
lice. It is not probable that any final action
will be had at this meeting on the report and
bills accompanying ii, but il is desirable, never
lheless, that full attendance OF the citizens
take place TO make proper disposition of them
as well as to discuss, if necessary. the plan re-
commended.
TIE RssuLT.--rhe Boston Atlas has publish
ed two communications upon the result OF the
election in the Western District of ibis Sale -
In declining to pr"long the controversy, the Al
las Says:
We cannot however. close these remarks,
without expressing our regret at the division III
the Wing ranks in Rhode Island, regret which
is felt and expressed by Wings everywhere
and We would suggest whether ii would not be
better for both divisions TO attempt reconcilia-
lion, than TO thus keep separated. Divided,
they are aS powerlesS as an intant-unied they
have the strength of a lion"
There Is a volume Of sound advice in This,
and We have long waited, with what patience
we could for our friends TO see and feel Its
truth United, the Wings eau carry the State
by The old fashioned majority of 1000, and can
elect two-thirds of The General Assembly; divi-
ded they will fall before the solid column Of
radcalsm. And if radicalism once obtains the
power in Rhode Island, it will manifest itself 10
the most violent and destructive form. The
overihrow of the Constitution and the destruc-
tion of every conservative guard the repeal OF
the dollar tax and Of the open ballot, the admis
sion Of foreigners TO an equal participation IL
the suffrage, are among the aro,ecd objects o.
the party which has Just succeeded in distric
that embraces nearly halt the State. Wha
deeper designs they have-designs upon the
rights, the liberties, and the property OF th'
people, those who are familiar with the scenes
of 1912 can imagine. They are the same mer
-,
H They are under the same leaders, and are gov
erned by the same councils In our deliberate
opinion it will be little worse for the State fo
these men to come into power now, than i
ago. In our opinion the men whose position
and influence give them a control over public
opinion never stood in post of greater respon
sibility than they occupy at this moment. Ii
| other States q year or two Of radical rule ma,
sometimes operate as wholesome medicine Il
The body polite. Not so with US. Let the po
| litical power Of the State pass into the hands o
| the men who have been struggling for it 70
five years. now with hypocritical professions q
obedience to the laws, and now in open rebe
lion against them. and the pent up vengeanc
of defeated and long suppressed malice will
pour forth in such torrent of oppressive an
destructive legislation, as shall sweep away ev
cry vesige of conservatism, and half the secu
rites Of liberty and property. All this can b
lIprevenled by nnion; it can be prevented b
nothing else.-Proridenee Journal,
H THE NEWPORT ARrlLLERY.-This compan
paraded on Friday last, under Ctl, G. G. Pei
ry, for drill and target firing. They marche
through our principal streets, and made FIN
appearance. At the target firing the prize wa
taken by Mr.. Isaac Boss. The Band fror
Providence, composed of colored musicians