THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE OPPOSITION. ADDRESSED TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. BY ALGERNON SIDNEY
1826 · Concord
by Hale, Salma
Concord: Printed by Jacob B. Moore, 1826. 20pp, sewn, untrimmed, a bit of margin chipping and light foxing. Old institutional blindstamp, about Very Good. The author defends the Adams administration, doomed almost from the beginning by the fierce contest for the Presidency and the charge that Henry Clay made a 'corrupt bargain' to become Secretary of State in exchange for throwing his support to Adams. He praises Adams's "scrupulous reverence of the Constitution." FIRST EDITION. Sabin 29659. AI 24778. (Inventory #: 5757)