Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20
, THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO
A STATE CONVENTION.

THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO
STATE CONVENTION.
OF the general result Of this election, recently
held, our readers have been advised by the Tele-
graph reports and have no doubt rejoiced with
us that it has been great triumph OF Union Prin-
ciples The majority Of votes to sustain the Union
against Dsunionists and Secessionists is estimated
at at least ten thousand.
The following spirited notice of the result IN an
important county will show how just gratiica-
ton this election has afforded to the friends OF the
Union in Mississippi:
PROM The HOLLY SPRINGS GAZETTE" OF SEPTEMBER o.
MISSISSIPPI HAS sroxrs Our country is SAFE re-
buke from the baobox has been given, and the voice OF her
brave sons has declared that they American citizens, whose
country broader than State and whose allegiance yet
firm to the land Of Washington and the Constitution OF
our fathers The strife has been and noisy one bu
the voice Of the people, speaking in authoritative majesty
through tho elective franchise has thrown stiffness upon the
agatsd waters the bugenoes Of Quman, which peaed SO
cheerngy upon the ears Of Rhe died the low
breathings Of death whispers and calm. hope durable
will settle upon our State sp
Marshall the '.Empire county," the stronghold OF the
State Rights party the home and the Of the in
vncbe Matthew'S and Baron has gone for the Union party
The known and powerful influence Of Gov Matthews and
Roger Barton with their whole talent constant in the field
aided also by the best talent that could be mashaed in the
and badges barbeces and handbs
and pamphlets thick the ghosts Of Banquo, all have been
brought to their aid, and yet proud polished, intelligent
bravo old Marshall has voted for the Union.
ppah by her side and equal claimant to the honor Of
being the Empire county of the State, has declared still
more strongly for the Union, and the sound from Tshamngo
is coming down upon like the voice Of many waters for
the Union-the Union as 1t s
The case is seled feel confident that twohrds if not
four-fAhs Of the Convention will be Union men,
We publish below, for the information of such
Postmasters as it may concern, the answer of the
Postmaster General to one of their number apply
ing for increase of commissions on hostages, pro-
vided for by the late law for reducing hostages.
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT.,
APPOINTMENTS OYFIcE, SErrEMBER 10, 1851.
SIN: Yours Of the 18th instant relative to the commissions
Of under the late law for the reduction Of POSTAGE
&c. has been received.
The Postmaster General is authorized by the 9th section
of the act in question: to increase the commissions Of post
masters under certain circumstances, viz
At all post offices where the labor of the posmastes shall
increased, the commissions Ia D0lOW
lowed for the fiscal year ending the 30h Of June, 1851 the
Postmaster General may in his discretion increase the post
commissions but the commissions allowed must not
the aggregate exceed by than 20 cent the COM
missions of the year last mentioned and in such
commissions be increased beyond such amount
After the quarterly returns and accounts for the first quar-
of the year commencing the LIST Of July, 1851 shall
have been received and examined uniform rule
raj regulation will be adopted in regard to such commissions,
with the view of giving proper compensation for the in
creased labor W any, imposed upon the Posmasers by the
operation Of the late law, and the modified regulations which
are expected be issued before such law goes into effect
is believed that until these and returns received
the Postmaster General will have sufficient evidence Of
the practical operation of the law and regulations TO
able him TO prescribe the necessary rules for determining
when and what extra allowances shall be made and
no final decisive action be had until such evidence il
procured.
Postmasters will however, be careful to cast their com
missions the amounts Of hostages actually received at he
respective Offices and insert them in the account current
heretofore and whatever allowance may be made will
be entered by the auditor in separate credit in the general
account