The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-07-09

same time in The belief, That the local ntor-
nation, relative 10 The great and vsiious IN
tcress OF the United States, which you will
desise from actual obSeiyatl1a. will iaeilitsfo
your arrange men,s for their ccience, snd SO.
cuf;y; and enable you 90 apply iD-prscfice,
with addhiCnsl confidence and success, those
/ principles Of sn elevated and i'm partial policy,
which you have been pleased 10 prpmuigale,
as the basis Of your inie ndtd adr,inisiraIion.
Called 10 The service of your County st an
early period OF lite, and dis,ing guisheG in tho
arcuous struggle which obtained lis inde-
pendence your subsequent oecnpstiop,, in
| successive inportsnt cfEices, and various
departments, at home and abtcsd, have sffor-
ded you The means of becoming conyerssns
with the eign end dsrnesEc relations Of lhe
nsiion; and with these qualifications yos
ore now raised TO the highes, digniy, which
can be conferred By free people.
These public claims TO consideration end
| attention, nom all description of your Fcisrws
Citizens, are chesrfully sdmiiied ty the Cite
zeus Of Boston who are siso DESTROYS Of
evincing abeirrespeet for the untirrnished
tenor OF your piisate character, sDd their
sense Of the ufbsni,y and hcspita!iiy which
| pcqn jiariy characterized your depoinent to-
wsrds oil those Of yeur Couni'ynen. who,
during the period OF your foreign embassies,
were so fortunate as 70 conc -wiihin the
sphere Of your cisiliics and protection.
Itisthercforc, with real satisfaction tAst
they eceiye you within the piecinefs of
boston and they pray YOU TO be sssufed, cf
their earnest soicitudc 10 ccntributc ~ all
tic means at their CON mand, 10 your COM
fort end enjcy msnt during your residsncs 10
| this town. ~. az
~ They also, con6dips in the ree,tude q
| your intentions, and trusting that The powers
vested in you by the constitution, will be
| exercised with sincere regard to Ihe wel-
fare Of the people, whose precious in,essses
are committed 10 your charge, avail. them.
selves OF ,his occasion, 10 express their ar
! dent hope, that the favourable ciseusnstsnces
which offend the commencemens Of your ad-
! minis,ration, may with ths blessing oil Hesv-
en-, under yosr guidance, concur 10 promote
the advance meni Of our beloved country, 10
tho highest possible condition of prosper
| ily. M
| With these sentiments, they unite their
best wishes for your hesIth and beppiness:
| and that the course aud close Of your admins
issration may enti,lc youto The gtstiiodc and
objections Of your constituents, aud the Ies-
| pect Of possefrity. trN 3
| 4y order sfsae Committee, 81
| CHARLES bULFlNcH, cAairnap.
10 yAiea Ae Prrsidens ssas fleossd 70 make
/ 'ar .teiiosarg rs,hty
FELLOW CITIZENS, 49,
The kind rscs p,ion which yoU. have giv-
en- me, on the part Of the. Cin1ens Of Boston,
and which their conduct has 20 fully eossfrtnA
ed, has made q deep and lasting irnpressisn
on my mind, which you will have the good
ness 10 communicatc 10 them.
! AS no person is more willing than siA
10 the discharge of my duty, seeordiee 10 Tho
fair exercise of my judgment, TO tskc saasn-
pie from the coudnct of the distinguishes
men who have preceded me in this Iii h trust,
it Is particularly gratifying TO me- 20 hsv6
recalled, by this incident, 10 the ms fscfy of
many who are now present, like Wait iron
| the ilIustrious commander Of our IevoIution.
ary army; who, Nv many osher important
4 services, bad so just claim TO the resersd
title Of father Of his coua,ry. Ii was nstursi,
that The pfcscbce OF citizen, 80. tesPecteA
and beloved who had 50 eunently eontribu-
ted 10 the establishment otthis govefnnens,
and 10 whom its admin,straton in the Cum
mencement, had been commi,ied, Ahovid
inspire an enlightened, a,yp,ucus -crd freo
people, with unlimited confidence 10 It's soc
cess ond II IS cause OF general iei.ciiston
and JOY TO US all, TO 6Hd that thiry yesrs
successful experiment, have justified tAst
confidence, and realized cur most ssnguiuc
hopes in its favor.--Yes, fcliow-eitizens, we
instituted governmen, for the bcne FL of oil;
a government which should secure TO 10 the
full erjoyrncn, Of al our rights, religious end
civil; sne il has been SO administered = Let
Us, then, unite in grsseiul acknowledgements
Il L.. -F. -
ding TO os so great blessing. Let us unite
in fervsn, prsyets, shai lie will be gracious
ly pleased 10 continue that blessing 10 us, and
TO our latest pos,eii,y. - l ~.
accepted the trust. 70 whieh.l have been
called by my fellow-ci,isens, with dif6dense,
because we'll knew the frail,y Of hun,sn
nature, and had often experienced my own
deficiencies. uoder,ook this tour, with
| we W., and in the hnpe. n acouiripg koovl-