The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-08-14

. ypyRvrE OF REspECT.

z TRIBUTE Of RESIECI.
The Democra;lck Republicans OF Anuapo-
lis, on the SON iit gave an elegant Enter
tAinment to their much distinguished fellow
citizen, WILLIAM PINNNEY,. ESQ. late
minister at London. The meeting WAS hon.
CURED with the presence Of HIS Eyccilency
the Goycrnour of Maryland, The Executive
Council, the Hon. William Kelly, Esq.
Chancellor OF Maryland Gen. Mason, from
the District o. .Coumbii Mr.. Warden,
Consut-Generai to France, and many Repub-
Hc..ns from the couDtry. The Goyc'nour ac-
ted as President, and Col. G(sSaway, AdJu-
tany-GcncrAl OF the state, rs Nice President.
Alter dinner Capt Lewis Duvall, I'm behalf
OF the company having tecitated Mr.. Pink-
ney on his save return 10 hls native county
Ne. Pinsney, alter short pause, most
cloiucnuy, gfacs fully and atfeciionatciy ad-
dressed the company, in substance as follows
He thanked them for that cydenne OF their
regard and esteem, which their conduct, on
that OCCASION, exhibited; aud said II was the
inore grateful 70 his feelings, occause II was
given in his natiue city, by many OF those
who bad been the cyc-vilnesscs and compan-
Ions Of his youth, and sonlv Of whom had
hexn ILL., (ellow-txborors in the pubiick SER
1ice. That |l,r hid BY appointments OF the
tovcynnlcnSpf hix country been engaged "
bread ~ tnc cxect}ion ol ii most arduous and
dllkcsjIl truzs, lind re sincerely rcgrcttod,,
wi{0oat teinx Able te accomplish those fair
end 5oy11ur&ble objects, thc n,anitcst justice
AID pfo ieiy "a which, reason WOULD At all
tiln&s Is ycs93 to xcknowictlgc. He declar-
cd Ai,nzsif sincerely and warmly axtarhed to
the pol,llcut con- ect asd principles Of that
great, good. ana excellent man, who now
presided over the pub'lck affairs of This na-
ton uhd thu hls att.camcnt to him was the
more 6vaniy fixed, Because Nc had tlc psst
possib.osopportunisic of Knowing Hhc nones-
ty and purity Of dis mo,ives anl lthat, aided
by the cooperation OF his fellow citizens, he
had no doubt he would hrniy support the
best interests OF his coanlfy. Hc SAID be
had no coaceaimcats to practice, but wished
his poliucal' principles 10 be generally and
publicity knbwn---ac would avail himself or
that occa aston, Openly and explicitly to deciAre,
that il WAS his firm dctcrmlna,ion 10 supp1rt
the administration Of this government, whist
IL shoull be conducted upoa those Democra-
tick Republican principles, which nad gov
erned 'nc poiilcai conduct OF tho present and
lac administrations--in tha, he should do
this from and honest conviction, that II would
cmlncatiy contribute to toe promotion oi the
genera welfare. For reasons, which he was
well assured would he Obvious 10 those pre-
sent, hs deemed il improper To en,er niore
into detail AZ the present monent--put, hav-
iag noy become private citizen, he saould
at all lines freely give his is9Aticat opinions
l., those who might deem Them CT sufficient
importance to seek thris discovery.
Mr.. Pinkney's address was followed with
tbc strongest emotions of delight, on TIC part
OF those who heard him, aad be received lsom
eyery persen. prssen,, moatconvin;iaS proofs
OF ,hsir confidence 10 the ability, Integrity aa!
palsio.isp Of his pubiici conduct