JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS, AND OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES THE TWENTY-SECOND.
Philadelphia: William Ross, 1797 [i.e., 1798]. 683, [1 blank], [52- Index] pp. Modern quarter morocco and marbled paper over boards. Gilt-lettered morocco spine label. Title page browned, lacking rear endpaper. Else Very Good.
This is a voluminous record of an eventful Session of the House. President Adams's Message to Congress of November 23, 1797, reports on the war in Europe, and its continuing threat to American interests. He reviews "the attempts of foreign agents, to alienate the affections of the Indian nations, and to excite them to actual hostilities against the United States." He describes progress in treaty negotiations with England and Spain.
Detailed articles of impeachment against Senator Blount of Tennessee are presented, for the high crimes and misdemeanors of stirring up Creeks, Cherokees, and frontiersmen to detach Florida and Louisiana from Spain and, with English help, to deliver them to England. Additionally, affidavits and other material highlight the fight in the House between Representatives Lyon and Griswold.
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