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
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
22nd Cong., 1st Sess. HD171. Washington: 1832. 91, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Scattered foxing. Good+. 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
[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. The pamphlet is 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..... 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. Disbound, 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, the claims of their supporters, and..... More
New York: Printed at the Standard Office, 1832. 35pp, Disbound, 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