Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-22

Fro. ,be Recorder. tnufsd at Rie5mssd.

caaon OF honeA forbsarancs by MIR. Bayard may
be recorded ALTO.
"Short'y before the adnini1raaion of Mr..
Adams ended, MIR. Bayard va, recommended by
him As anoadador to France the Senate sp-
proved 10 thar Mr.. Baysrd might have imme-
diatey drawn from the trea!nry, 1900 dollars
tor one years iaafy and oerict. Inficad of this,
he did nothing until Mr.. Jeferfon took the
helm. Mr.. bayard then dncoyered thar the
apPoiatmcSfs would sot be continued by MIR.
Jcftsrion; and he with grsar propIie,y and hon
city permitted the moncy 10 remain ia the Ttea.
fury.
Thus it appears that the Treafury Of
the United States is richer by 9. 600 dollars
than il would hsvs becn, If Mr.. Pickering and
Mr.. B,ya'd had utcd TO their owo Advantage
the heosss which the law did allow. so that il
appears that fome OF the mott leading federal
charaetss are mt oely much better than they
have basn Tcprstented, but have acted with
degree of fhooeay sna honor which deierve, pub.
lie notice and spplsufe.'
Tsuth Uquircs notice of the above para.
grsph, which, with whatever motive ptnEsd,
has tendency TO produce an unjoit impreflion
on lhc public mind.
The fot,s attending the nomination (sor
We cannot call II an appoin,nsnt) OF Mr.. Bay ard
are theis. Aher MIR. lelFerfon was declared
Preident elect, and but few days before Mr..
Adam, rrtreS from oihvs, the issrsr sas,sa MIR.
Bayssd Miaaer Fleniro,cu,iaIy 10 France.
The nomination produced fuch furpriie in the
Senate, the majority of which was at that time
federal, that il was fofFesed 10 lay over for
day or two. When taken up, leading federal
member, Whole oppo *inities had made him pc.
culiarly acquainted With the French character,
rose, and sddrled the Vice Prcadent (Nr. let
icrion) who thea prsidcd' ia Senate, f0bRsn.
italy in the following words:
+" Mr.. Prciden,, before l give my appro-
baton TO. this nomination. l lhould ~ifa to
know whether Mr.. Byafd will he agreeable to
the fentles,an wao is 10 adminiaer the sovern-
menr from the tth Of March next. If the en-
qairy be ani~cred IN the afiieative, fhsll mott
chsarfolly aceieice Bu, it ih, fhall not be the
cafe. aud il the honorable gentleman 60 10 Paris
without ipch advantage, have no doub, he will
be treadsd with the grea,eA pol,enefs. he will be
introduced TO the beA company, lie vii! be IA.
ken to the various pulems, and he will derive
great pleaiuUs from the embaiy. Bot, iasf
much as citizen etacr than the prclent Psec-
deaf will he in power before the honorable gen.
L
,hH viii whatever politene!s he Gay be treated.
the + cnch government will ak him for his au-
,h prity, and if they find b. has none FROM the
then Psehdent, they will resuie him their conf
dcncc."
Further converfation eafusd, which ths,
day Terminated in poitponemsnt OF the nomi-
nation, under an offer from fome of the federal
Membc,sto obtain an explanation of the grounds
on wich il was sads.
The next day, l,adins federal Member in-
informed tne Senate that he was authorized to
FAY that If the nomination of MIR. Dayard ~w
approved. he would decline the appointment.
The Membsr allo cxpreiIcd hope, that, under
fuch circumstances, the feelings of MIR. Bayard
could no, oe Sounded by rejection. The at
fair being thus uoderaood, il is beIived the con.
cuSrenee OF the Senate was ansniaous.
1hci- fstts would not have been publi(hcd
but for the frequent attempt to rniilsad the pub
lic mind on the sircumaances attending this
uaniattion.
No. III,
The cd Federal INTERPRETATION in its
place, is the letter from 4" An lnhsbi;snt OF
Williamsburg" addrelea "to the Editor Of the
kswyork Evening Poa" concerning William &
Mary College. which sppcared in the RePubli.
can OF the sth inf. & upon which the Nauona'
ln'ellisencer gives the following pertinent re-
mark -
% Notwithstanding the above irreirsgable
refrtas;on Of calumny, the Editor Of the Even.
ing Pcii, fearful Of the effects of this Ratement
upon his readers. attempts in the fame PAPER, .
mifcrable inv valida6on Of il. So tfoe il is that
habit Of inculca,ios error ofteo becomes toin-
ve,crate as to defy all cure.
Why has the C0Iisgs Of william and