A Sermon Preached before His Honour Thomas Cushing, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor, . May 25, 1785: Being the Anniversary of General Election.

28 pp. An election sermon preached at a time when the victory of the American Revolution was still fresh in the minds of the people. As Symmes noted: "Whilst the War continued, many things concurred to unite these States in their common defence, to strengthen the confederacy, and hold them together. They have now, as it were, entered on a new stage of existence." Later, Symmes sounds a decidely civil libertarian chord: "It being the sole end of government to secure the civil happiness of the community, (and, as far as may be, of every individual) it is fit and proper that the laws by which men submit to be governed, should be as few, clear, and easy in their application as possible. For laws themselves, when needlessly multiplied, become a vexatious and intolerable burden." Amen. Evans: 19269. Sabin: 94123. Vail: p. 22. Disbound. Foxing, especially to half-title. Small hole on pages 25/26 with loss of a few letters. Some staining but overall a good example.