INDIAN HOSTILITIES. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR ON THE SUBJECT OF JANUARY 18, 1855.
33d Cong., 2d Sess. HED36. 1856. 7, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Minor foxing. Very Good. More
33d Cong., 2d Sess. HED36. 1856. 7, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Minor foxing. Very Good. More
[Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1852]. 8pp, caption title (as issued). Disbound with light to moderate foxing. Good+. All the copies that Miles examined were, like this copy, disbound. The pamphlet exposes Pierce's consistent alliance, during his entire political career, with the pro-slavery South. Pierce supported the infamous Gag Rule, prohibiting..... More
[Concord NH: Independent Democrat, 1864]. Broadside, 5-1/2" x 8-3/4." A few light fox spots, Very Good. Pierce of New Hampshire was putty in the hands of Southern Democrats during his Administration. Contemptuously considered a "doughface" by his opponents, he supported the proslavery measures that led to secession and war, particularly..... More
[np: National Democratic Executive Committee, 1852]. 36pp, caption title [as issued]. Disbound, lightly tanned, else Very Good. Contemporary inscription, "From George H. Busby." Busby was a Democratic Congressman from Ohio when this campaign pamphlet was published. By 1852 the Democratic Party faced mounting difficulty in fielding Presidential candidates acceptable to..... More