Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-05-02

UFTle author Of the communication
signed I" Manners" has made sad mis-
take in assuming signature, as his article
shows him to le entirely ignorant OF the
meaning of the word, or, AT least, lament
ably deficient in It's attributes. Had his
communication been couched in decent and
respectful language, no matter how strong
ly it might have opposed various articles
which We have written in regard 10 the
business'character of Newport, wc should
most cheerfully have published ii, because
we are perfectly wiling to give all hear
ing and if any gentleman thinks that our
views are 20, corr, ct, he is at liberty 10
express lis opinion through our columns,
but in doing this, he must be respectful
toward the editor. The whol, burlhen of
the cpisle of" Manners" is tha, the writer
is violently opposed to Rail Roal and all
other means of improvement and he abu
ses us in genuine Bilingsgate slang for
what we have said relative to these mat
ters. His object is not 10 argue The
Points, or to endeavor to show that we are
wrong in The premises which we have as
sumed but simply to insult MS by per-
sonal abuse. In a note h. states that he
does not cxpect TO see the communication
published, which, ofi,self, confirms all that
we have said as to his motive. The whole
tone of the article is in keeping with the
character Of the writer :, and if he suppOs-
es that our course is Ia BE- altered, in ;he
slIghies, degree, by such manifestations of
malignant feelings, he is sadly mistaken.
1t matters not TO us what his opinion may
be in regard to our views of improving The
business of NewIolt, for we are entirely
indliIereit as to whether we please or dis
please man who has manifested such mar
row-mndedness on the subject, and dis
played SO tLuch bitterness because he dif-
leIs from us. As to the propriety Of in
creasing the business Of Newpori, or as to
the soundness of our articles upon the sub
jcct, we do no, regard him as an Oracle Of
Wisdom, and we are quite sure that he will
Antiquity
nTEver since Newport las been
fashionable Watering place, during the
Summer, we have been Of the opinion that
a Nieh-Wa'cl, was more needed while the
town Is SO full of strangers, than IN the
winter, when we have only our own cli-
zcns here. The ingress of visitors naiur-
ally brings al degrees Of humanity, and
atnong them some of the yi'est characters
Many Of those who flourish quite eX,en.
sively, and are arrayed in apparel which
some regard as indicative of character and
position in society, are thieves and vaga-
bonds Of the most contemplate kind
They minIe with til, crowd simply for
the purpose ofplaIdcr, and il is impossible
TO watch them too closely. There are al
so many others of the lower order, who
are constantly prowing about seeking OPP
porlunities to commit depredatons. For
these reasons, and especially as houses are
not as well secured and guarded from in
trust N during the warm weather as in
winter, Is there greater necessity br
Watch Ia the summer. We know that
'cry many of our citizens fcc The impor-
,ance of this measure, and we trust tha, it
will be attended to before the crowd is up
on us, and the fashionable season has iairl,
commenced. If We canno, have Watch
during the whole year, lie, US dispen+e with
it in the winter, aud haze i, in the summer,
while we are mole-ted by r,gucs and
thieves.