THE VERDICT OF CONDEMNATION, BY AN OLD CITIZEN OF NEW YORK, ON THE APPEAL OF H.G. OTIS & CO. "TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES," IN GRAND INQUEST; FOR A DECISION OF THEIR CONTROVERSY WITH J.Q. ADAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Old Citizen of New York, An

Published by New York, 1829

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16pp. Stitched, scattered foxing, light wear. Good+. Dated and signed in type at the end, "February 27, 1829," by "An Old Citizen of New-York." The 'Old Citizen' defends President John Quincy Adams several days before power passed to his successor and bitter rival, Andrew Jackson. Harrison Gray Otis, William Sullivan, Henry Cabot, and nine other Massachusetts Federalists recently attacked President Adams for a pamphlet Adams had written "more than twenty years ago," criticizing New England Federalists for excessive attachment to England, their desire to secure "a dissolution of the Union," and for opposing the acquisition of Louisiana. Calling Otis et al "Monarchists in the East", 'Old Citizen' excoriates them for their views on Louisiana, the 1808 Embargo, and the War of 1812. "The present attack on J.Q. Adams, is now seen to be a MERE SPECK in the magnitude of their designs against their country's honour." Their absurd preference "(to suit present purposes)" for "supreme power in the States"-- which he calls "the mania of state sovereignty"-- is disgraceful. Cronin & Wise [J.Q. Adams] 336. Sabin 98954. AI 41365 [8].

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• Title: THE VERDICT OF CONDEMNATION, BY AN OLD CITIZEN OF NEW YORK, ON THE APPEAL OF H.G. OTIS & CO. "TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES," IN GRAND INQUEST; FOR A DECISION OF THEIR CONTROVERSY WITH J.Q. ADAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
• Publisher: New York
• Publication Date: 1829
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