Washington: Peter Force, 1830. 16pp. Spine repaired, new stitching, light blindstamp, else Very Good. This is a vigorous, skillful, and passionate attack on Andrew Jackson. It was printed in several locales and formats beginning in 1829. Newly inaugurated President Jackson refused to re-appoint Major Barney as naval officer for... More
Washington: Francis Preston Blair, 1834. 24pp, disbound. Scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. Barry was a Kentuckian who opposed Henry Clay and became a Jacksonian Democrat; the Postmaster Generalship was his reward. "He was charged with favoritism in making contracts for carrying the mails, with increasing payments to contractors... More
[Raleigh? 1823]. 15, [1 blank] pp. Caption title, as issued. Disbound. Scattered light and moderate foxing. Good+. Signed at the end in type: "November, 1823. CAROLINA." An extremely scarce pro-Calhoun, anti-Crawford piece for the 1824 presidential election. When Calhoun decided to seek the presidency in 1824 "both Crawford and... More
New York: William Grattan, 1824. 23, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and loosening. Signature of R.J. Ingersoll on front wrapper, probably the Connecticut politician and lawyer who was Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives at the time of this publication, and later an anti-Jackson Congressman. Except as noted, Very Good... More
Washington: Green & Jarvis, 1828. Volume I, No. 1 - No. 32, plus No. 35, plus 4-page index. March 1, 1828 - October 18, 1828, November 8, 1828. Lacking nos. 33-34, 36. Each issue 16 pages. Scattered foxing, some ink underlining and light wear. Inner corner of first issue with... More
Washington: 1831. 15pp, uncut and untrimmed, somewhat soiled. Original printed self-wrappers. Good+. The anonymous Hambden lends qualified support to President Jackson's assertion that Congress may constitutionally levy a protective tariff in order to foster the development of domestic industry. He scolds the South's devotion to free trade, "which can no... More
Washington: 1855. Dbd, 40pp, scattered foxing. Good+. FIRST EDITION. More
22nd Cong., 1st Sess. HD171. Washington: 1832. 91, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Scattered foxing. Good+. More
Baltimore: Printed at the Jackson Press, 1827. 19, [1] pp. Large 8vo. Untrimmed, partly loosened, some dusting. Good+. Listing the Members of the Jackson State Convention of the People of Maryland [headed by Roger B. Taney], this unusual pamphlet is an angry blast at the two miscreants who stole... More
[np: 1828]. 36pp, disbound and lightly worn. Else Very Good, with caption title as issued. A scarce and bitter attack on Jackson's career as a duelist and street fighter. After a cursory review of his youth and early manhood, the anonymous author examines in detail the 1806 Dickinson duel... More
[Philadelphia? 1832]. 8pp, caption title (as issued). Disbound, lightly toned. Else Very Good. The first Jackson administration, "bad as it is, is not so bad as what it presages for the future." Until Jackson, "No push for power had been made, by any President, such as to threaten annihilation... More
[Washington: 1836]. 15, [1 blank] pp. Caption title, as issued. Stitched. Inner blank margins of title leaf spotted, some margin dusting. Good+. The Letter illustrates the dispute over a State Legislature's right to instruct its United States Senators to take a position on a particular issue. The Virginia General... More
Baltimore: Sands & Neilson, 1832. 62pp. Disbound, else Very Good. One of the most detailed campaign indictments of the first Jackson administration, "a career of political injustice." The accusers comprise Maryland's anti-Jackson Party, in the Whigs' [National Republicans'] first presidential campaign, offering a ticket of Henry Clay and John... More
Albany: 1834. 12pp, folded, lightly soiled and worn. Very Good. New York Jacksonians express their "undiminished confidence in the wisdom, purity of purpose, and elevated patriotism of ANDREW JACKSON;" defend his Bank policies; and blast Webster, Clay, and Calhoun, that unholy "political Triumvirate," for censuring Jackson for removing the... More
Boston: Putnam & Hunt, 1829. 82 [i.e., 83], [1 blank], [2- the last page numbered '84'] pp. Stitched, scattered light foxing, Good+ or so. A defense of Andrew Jackson's new political friends, former Federalists, against attacks by old-line Democrats who resented their Johnny-come-lately alliance. A "base and profligate conspiracy"... More
Richmond: Thomas W. White, 1827. 24pp, disbound, lightly foxed and toned, Good+. The pseudonymous author seeks to resolve the "state of distressing perplexity in which I find myself:" to vote for Jackson, or for Adams? He reviews the charges hurled at each candidate and the claims of their supporters... More
New York: Printed at the Standard Office, 1832. 35pp, dbd, trimmed closely on a couple of leaves but no text loss. Double columns, light wear. Good+. Also printed in Albany during the same year. Resolutions and meetings at Tammany Hall and Albany express New York Democrats' outrage at the rejection... More
Boston: Stimpson & Clapp, 1832. 43pp, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, title page with two rubberstamps in blank portions. Good+. The Constitution is in imminent peril from President Jackson: Jackson has renounced the Constitution's primary powers developed over the preceding forty years, particularly a national bank and internal improvements. At... More