Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-05-12
THE HON. FRANCIS BAYLIES.

This gentleman, after having declined being
a candidate to represent the district of Bristol,
Massachusetts,, in the Congress Of the United
States, has consented to be run for that office,
and is now fairly before the people of Bristol
District to receive their suffrages. As to the
result ofthe canvas, no reasonable COME cture
can be formed; but if the people Of the district
do their duty, lie cannot be elected During
the late Presidential Election, Mr.. Baylies was
violently opposed to Mr.. Adams, and firmly at
tached to Mr. Crawford and was considered
the leading Crawfordite in the section of Mass
achusetts where he resides When it was as
certained that Mr.. Crawford could not be
elected, Mr.. Baylies came out for Jackson, and
was the only man in New England that gave a
vote for the Tennessean candidate; and from
that d,y up to this, he has been unrcmitting in
his efforts to embarass the present admins
traton. The last autumn, at the time lie re-
signed his seat in Congress, he issued an ad-
dress TO his constituents, in which lie boldly
and freely avowed his hostility towards Mr.
Adams, and his attachment to General Jack
son. During the last session of Congress, he
was bound to the Opposition party, hand and
foot, and went all lengths to cmbarrass the
government; and it should not be forgotten by
the friends Of Domestic Manufactures, that he
recorded his vote against the celebrated Wool
en- Bill, and thus used his influence to dopress
and injure one Of our most important branches
Of national industry. This, of itself, shouii be
enough to withdraw from him the patronage of
his former supporters, and of all who are solic-
itous to support policy, which has already
been sufficiently proved, and shown tsclfto be
eminently advantageous to the true interests
of the country We are not disposed to inter
meddle with the politics Of Massa chusetts, and
in saying what we have said, we have merely
expressed the feelings of a great proportion
of the citizens of Rhode Island, who, from
their situation and similarity of pursuits, feel
somewhat solicitous about the approaching
Bristol canvas.
The Hon. Mr.. Baylies is gentleman of
very respectable talents, and there was time
when the people of Rhode Island felt deeply
indebted to him, for the manly and efficient
support he rendered US, at the time when We
were threatened with the loss of one half of
our representation in the popular branch of the
National Legislature. But his subsequent de-
pertinent has rendered him particularly oflen-
sivc to them; and although they cannot do any
thing TO prevent his again appearing in the
councils Of the nation, they feel anxious for his
defeat.
The good people of Bristol will now act with
their eyes open; they know that Mr. Baylies is
an opposition man, and that one of his compe-
titors, at least, is warm friend to the Admin
istration; and they will decide at the polls,
whether they will have an Adams or JAG
son Representative. 1t is believed that very
large majority of the people of Bristol arc
friendly to the administration of Mr.. Adams,
and if they wish to give it their support, they
will record their votes in opposition to the elcs-
ton Of Mr.. Baylios.