The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-10-19

MIR. BAfLIES ADDRESS.-The Hen.
Z. Francis Baylies of Taunton, IN a long address
TO his constituents, after endeavorng to iusti-
fly his late course in opposing what he knew to
be their wishes, makes known his determine
ton not TO be a candidate for seat in the Goth
Congress. He has undoubtedly had strong in
timations that his constituents would not fur.
ther extend to him their aid, for they are too
judicious as well as intelligent to support a
man who set them at defiance, and manifested
a total disregard of their wishes and interests !;
and his determination must be the result ofne-
cessity rather than choice.
The vindcation of Mr. Baylies is rcpeti
tion of the arguments used by those in the op-
position the last session of Congress; and those
who have paid any attention to those argu-
ments, will find that he has not an original
thought or idea in any part ofhs long address
We should have been willing this address
should have passed off, surcharged as it is
with virulence, spleen and rancor, but for
few mis-statemonts too gross to be suffered to
pass entirely without notice. In the first place
to shew what slight reference he has had to
the Journals Of the House, now in his posses.
sion, we advert to his statement relative to the
vote and speech of Mr.. Ingersoll of Connecti.
cut, on the Judiciary bill. Mr.. Ingersoll is
represented by mr. Baylies as having voted
and spoken against the Judiciary bill, report.
ed by mr.. Webster, when in fact he not only
voted for II in all its different stages, but ad-
vocated its passage in a very able speech The
representatives from the slave-holding states,
as we are told by mr.. Baylies, were with few
exceptions opposed TO the Panama Mission,
when in fact he ought to have known the re-
representatives. from majority Of those states
were not only friendly to that mission, but
were its warmest advocates there was for
tho mission great majority in Maryland and
Kentucky; it had the vote of Missouri in its
favor; the unanimous support of Louisiana
! strong support in Virginia, and some support
in North Carolina ;--Geotg gia, South Caroli-
ma and Tennessee were the only states, which
were generally opposed to that mission and
those more from tho circumstance Of it's being
an administration measure than any other.
! Mr.. Baylies in ono part of his address allud-
ing evidently TO iw. late appointment of Col.
lector for the District of New Bedford, made
! by President Monroe chargesmr Adams while
Secretary of State, with leaving his depart
ment, and interfering with appointments
which belonged to another department, to de-
feat him in his wishes, and to prevent the ap-
| pointment Of those by him recommended this
charge on the part of mr. Bayles is the con-
summation of impudence, as well as arro-
! gance Mr.. Baylies knows mr.. Adams neves
had any hostile feelings towards him /; never
could have thought him of consequence g.
nough, if he could have been as officious as he
has been represented to have been, to have
felt himsclfwaTanted in such unweared pains
to disappoint the Hon. gentleman in his wish.
os Weassert, moreover, and ,cedre ,oarrant-
| cd an the assertion, that mr.. Adams with the
appointment referred to, did not in any way,
either directly OF indirectly interfere there
! were three of the gentlemen who were appli-
cants, the appointment of either would have
been perfectly agreeable to him he had no
inducement to interfere he never did while
holding the office of Secretary of State, inter
fere with any appointment belonging to either
of the other departments. We challenge the
Hon. gentleman for proof to the contrary.
Again, mr. Baylies availing himself of the
language of the party with which he now finds
he has injudiciously united himself, to pro-
scribe the administration of mr.. Adams, and to
identify his friends with the federal party, al
ludes to the course pursued by major Russell
of Boston, and denominates his paper the lead
ing administration paper in England In
giving to major Russell full credit for all his
exertions, and his good feelings towards the
administration of mr.. Adams, it will not be
necessary to style his paper the leading ad-
mnistration paper in this section Of the coun-
try, nor is the fact so nor do his cxertions in
behalf ofthe administration prove the same TO
be identified with the federal party Mr. Day
lies is a fcderalist; has been uniformly SO; has
supported the federal party in all its violent
! and injudicious measures; advoo ated the Hart
/ ford convention; has been under the special
patronage of a distinguished member of that
convention; like Weems of Maryland has even
gloried in the name Of federalism; he is now
the warm friend and strong advocate of Gen.
Jackson, so much attached to his interest, that
he has manifested Willingness to leave father
and mother to follow him: And will mr. Bay.
lies suffer us to adopt his course Of reasoning
and from his acts infer that the Jackson party
has united itself with the federal party p
The inference in one case would certainly Le
as correct as the suggestion or imputation in
the other. We will not pursue this subject
/ Etrthnr ,,,r navlt.. III socn find himself