Research Catalog

Title

American political writing during the founding era, 1760-1805 / [edited by] Charles S. Hyneman, Donald S. Lutz.

Publication

Indianapolis : Liberty Press, c1983.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lutz, Donald S.
• Hyneman, Charles Shang, 1900-
• Hyneman, Charles S., 1900-1985

Description

2 v. (xviii, 1417 p.); 24 cm.

Summary

"These volumes provide a selection of seventy-six essays, pamphlets, speeches, and letters to newspapers written between 1760 and 1805 by American political and religious leaders. Many are obscure pieces that were previously available only in larger research libraries. But all illuminate the founding of the American republic and are essential reading for students and teachers of American political thought. The second volume includes an annotated bibliography of five hundred additional items for future reference. The subjects covered in this rich assortment of primary material range from constitutionalism, representation, and republicanism to freedom of the press, religious liberty, and slavery. Among the more noteworthy items reprinted, all in their entirety, are Stephen Hopkins, "The Rights of the Colonies Examined" (1764); Richard Bland, "An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies" (1766); John Adams, "Thoughts on Government" (1776); Theophilus Parsons, "The Essex Result" (1778); James Madison, "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments" (1785); James Kent, "An Introductory Lecture to a Course of Law Lectures" (1794); Noah Webster, "An Oration on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence" (1802); and, James Wilson, "On Municipal Law" (1804)."--Amazon.com.

Uniform Title

Project Muse UPCC books

Subject

• To 1809
• United States > Politics and government > Sources. > 1783-1809
• United States > Politics and government > Sources. > 1775-1783
• United States > Politics and government > Sources. > To 1775

Genre/Form

• Sources
• Sources.

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: v. 2, p. 1349-1393.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• V.2 -- An elector. "To the free electors of this town." Boston, 1788 -- Electioneering as a corrupt practice -- Benjamin Franklin: "An account of the supremest court of judicature in Pennsylvania viz. The court of the press," Philadelphia, 1789 -- The limits of freedom of the press -- [Anonymous]: "Ambition," Charleston, 1789 -- The importance of ambition for excellence -- Benevolous, "Poverty," Charleston, 1789 -- The effects of poverty -- David Ramsay, "The history of the American Revolution" (selections), Philadelphia, 1789 -- Robert Coram, "Political inquiries, to which is added a plan for the establishment of schools throughout the United States," Wilmington, 1791 -- Joel Barlow, "A letter to the national convention of France on the defects in the Constitution of 1791," New York, 1792 -- Equality and effective popular control of government -- Timothy Stone, "Election Sermon," Hartford, 1792 -- Liberty, leadership, and community
• David Rice, "Slavery inconsistent with justice and good policy," Augusta, Kentucky, 1792 -- Theodore Dwight, "An oration, spoken before the Connecticut society, for the promotion of freedom and the relief of persons unlawfully holden in bondage," Hartford, 1792 -- The effects of slavery on slaves, masters, and society -- [Timothy Ford] Americanus, "The Constitutionalist: Or, an inquiry how far it is expedient and proper to alter the Constitution of South Carolina," Charleston, 1794 -- Representation -- James Kent, "An introductory lecture to a course of law lectures," New York, 1794 -- Justifies judicial review by Supreme Court -- Samuel Williams, "The natural and civil history of Vermont (Chapters XIII, XIV, and XV), Walpole, New Hampshire, 1794 -- How material circumstances affect culture and politics -- [John Leland] Jack Nips, "The Yankee spy," Boston, 1794 -- Freedom of religion -- Peres [Perez] Fobes, "An election sermon," Boston, 1794 -- Freedom of speech, respect for public officials -- Justice [Jacob] Rush, "The nature and importance of an oath -- the charge to a jury," Rutland, Vermont, 1796 -- Oaths and political obligation
• Nathanael Emmons, "A discourse delivered on the national fast," Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1799 -- Civil disobedience and obedience to constituted authorities -- Jonathan Maxcy, "An oration," Providence, 1799 -- Liberty and equality -- Alexander Addison, "Analysis of the report of the committee of the Virginia Assembly," Philadelphia, 1800 -- Limits to freedom of the press, compact theory of government -- Joel Barlow, "To his fellow citizens of the United States, Letter II: On certain political measures proposed to their consideration," Philadelphia, 1801 -- Federalism -- An impartial citizen, "A dissertation upon the constitutional freedom of the press," Boston, 1801 -- Jeremiah Atwater, "A sermon," Middlebury, Vermont, 1801 -- Liberty, republican government, human nature, and virtue -- John Leland, "The Connecticut dissenters' strong box: No. 1," New London, Connecticut, 1802 -- Religious freedom
• Zephaniah Swift Moore, "An oration on the anniversary of the independence of the United States of America," Worcester, Massachusetts, 1802 -- Public opinion, virtue, education, and popular government -- Noah Webster, "An oration on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence," New Haven, 1802 -- The underlying principles and design of American government -- Samuel Kendal, "Religion the only sure basis of free government," Boston, 1804 -- Dependence of government upon religious sentiment -- James Wilson, "On municipal law," Philadelphia, 1804 -- Law, consent, and political obligation -- Fisher Ames, "The dangers of American liberty," Boston, 1805 -- Equality, faction, bigness, corruption, community, virtue.

ISBN

• 0865970386 (set)
• 0865970394 (v. 1)
• 0865970408 (v. 2)
• 0865970416 (pbk. : set)
• 0865970424 (pbk. : v. 1)
• 0865970432 (pbk. : v. 2)

LCCN

^^^82024884^

OCLC

• 9110659
• SCSB-12626702

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library