Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-08-16
Saturdi'y, dug. IL.

J.. NJ We are G lad to hear by accounts from
), the Western District, that Col Dixon's nomi
nation is received with such G, neral satisfac
. tion and VIC have the strongest assurances
from reliable sources, that he will receive tho
undivided support of the party at the rapidly
5 approaching contest. 1t is true, the Locofocos
are working with their usual zeal, determined
to spare no pains to secure The election o.
their candidate, and an effort is being made to
buy the FREQ Soil vote Whether this politi-
cal trade Is consummaled or not, our friends
arc amply strong TO carry the District, and
: thus show TO the world that Rhode Island is
Wing all over. As TO this trade, we can
hardly think that our friend Laurston Hall,
who Is the standing candidate Of the FREQ
Sol'ers there, and who, by the way, is honest
in his predictions, although terribly 'deluded,
will permit himself to be thus uncermoni-
ously laid upon the shelf, merely to assist in
accomplishing the schemes of tlafficing poi.
ticians. We believe that he is guided BY
/ principle, and therefore he will not virtually
relinquish that merely to endeavor to aid The
election of Benjamin b. Thurston, who, a
heart, is no more IF Ere eSoil man, than
John c. Calhoun.
! No strictly honest Free Soiler can desire a
truer or better man to represent their views
and feelings than Nathan + Dixon and no
man will be found more correct in his votes on
any questions which may arise in the House,
involving the subject Of Slavery, as far as
Congress can legally act, than he. What
more, then, do the9Free Soilers want The
Wings know what he is, and they know that
he will be faithful 10 the great principles in
which he ha, been educated, and which he is
to represent, when elected
| We feel the importance of this election
deeply, and cannot TOO strongly urge upon
our friends over the Bay, the great necessity
of indefatigable and undivided acticn The
day Of election is close a, hand, and the work
must be done without delay. Let every man
in the District work let the Indifferent, if
there are any such, be aroused, and made to
feel that there is responsibility upon them
which cannot be winked at, and which they
are morally obligated, as good citizens, and
faithful electors, to discha rge. Voters of the
| Western District, do your whole duty, and
the issue is safe cast your votes for Nathan
| F. Dixon, and Rhode lelcnl, at least, stands
redeemed and honotcd in her unwaverirg
Wing faith, both in the halls of Congress. and
in her domestic administration.
IL Tho sc who are inthe habit Of visiting
the Tost Office at the usual time for the arri-
val OF the different mails, are aware that since
the Steamboat Company has refused to trans
port the New York mail, that, together with
the Boston and Providence mails all arrive
within fifteen or twenty minutes Of each 9TH
er and The Post Master is compelled to open
| them all efore he commences the delivery of
any of the matter. At this season of the
! year, when the town is so full of strangers,
and tie mails are consequently so large, this
| business can hardly be done in less than one
/ hour and half Mr. Coggcshal would
chceriully call III extra help, if it would be of
any service but, on the contrary, this would
only be an embarrassment.
L His acccunts must be kept with great accu-
! racy, and all his charges correctly made 1t
! is no small matter to do this, as a largo pro-
ortion of the letters and transient papers are
or persons whose names he is not familiar
| with, some of whom have boxes, while the
! letters for others are TO be charged to the diff
| ferent Hotels, or TO our citiz ms with whom
! they are staying So long as the mail arrange
/ ments remain as they are at present, there
| is not the rcmotest hope Of having more
speedy delivery at the office. Those now in
! the office are efficient and energetic, and work
as rapidly as men possibly can. We have
noticed several times, during the opening,
! while the lobby is crowded, that there has
been some grumbing about the delay but it
! generally comes from those hangers-on at a
| Post Office, who visit it with the regularity OF
the mails, bu, who seldom receive ANYTHING
what they 90 for, no one knows unless 1t is
because they have nothing else to do, and
wish to convey the impression that their cor
respondeuce is extensive and important We
have only to say to all that II is useless To
complain the Post Master has done all that
hc can to altar the present arrangement, bat,
thus far, without success. lie works faith
fully and well, and We trust that all will be
; reasonable enough not to complain, for his
ulics arc sufficiently lnborious, at present,
without being annoyed by foolish and useless
murmunngs.
ny-we have waited with all possb'o pa.
ucncc indulgirg the hope of having some at
rangcment made by the Post Office Depart
mcnt at Washington with the Fa River
Steam Boat Compiny, for the transmission OF
the Mails between New York and III place
but ii il almost hike hoping against lope.-
1t is a serious Inconvenience 10 Newport, and
the thousands who are now sojournng with
us. As we have stated ~ another article