THE POLITICAL CHARACTER OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS DELINEATED. BEING A REPLY TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS IN THE ADDRESS OF GEN. PETER PORTER AND OTHERS

Albany: Printed for the Albany Argus, by D. M'Glashan, 1828. 30pp. Disbound and moderately spotted, offsetting on title page from contemporary annotations. Good+. Ownership signature, "Josiah J. Lively" at head of title.

The anonymous author, an ally of Andrew Jackson and foe of President Adams, summarizes his "investigation" into Adams's character and conduct. "I have established these positions: You was not politically educated in the school of Jefferson. You was a federalist. You have no attachment to republicans or republican principles. You have made no sacrifices for a country, from whose treasury you have been supported through life. You have not possessed the confidence and attachment of all our presidents. The nation has gained nothing from your experience. Your character is neither honorable nor independent. Your integrity is not unsuspected."
The pamphlet was originally published, in several numbers, in the Albany Argus. "Such has been the demand for them, since the newspaper edition has been exhausted, that they are issued in the present shape, under the direction of the Albany Republican General Committee. July 1828."
Wise & Cronin [Adams] 300. Sabin 317. Not in Miles.