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The American Senator. Or, a Copious and Impartial Report of the Debates in the Congress of the United States: Including all Treaties, Addresses, Proclamations, &c. Which Occur during the Present Session, Being the Second of the Fourth Congress. Volume I. By Thomas Carpenter, Printed by John Page, Philadelphia, 1796, 352 pp plus index, one folding table, 3/4 leather, 8.5 x 5 , 8vo. In as-is condition. Lacking front board. Spine abraded, but intact. Rear board moderately worn, scuffed at tips with toning and soiling to marbled covers. A great candidate for restoration, if desire. Front fly chipped and detached. Chipping to top edge of title. Toned edges with instances of light age staining throughout. The occasional patch of foxing throughout. Free of known markings or ownership. Binding intact. Please see photos. The Second Session of the Fourth Congress convened on December 5th, 1796 and closed on March 3, 1797. This volume, the first of three, reports in detail on the momentous events of that Session, the conclusion of George Washington s presidency. Evens records them as separate imprints, with different printers noted, as issued. The text is far more detailed than the official Journals of the period, revealing starkly the division of the country into political parties, one opposed to the President s policies and the other faction supportive. The bulk of the first volume treats Washington s final speech to Congress in December, with debate in House and Senate about a resolution of appreciation for the President s service, and the Congressional position on the measures, which the President advocated. The close of Washington s presidency had so alienated followers of Thomas Jefferson that a number of Congressmen, including Andrew Jackson, refused to join in a resolution of thanks. Yeas and Nays on a variety of votes are recorded; debates on the President s recommendation to establish a National University, his advice on the militias; and also about the Canadian and Nova Scotia refugees, kidnapping of negroes and mulattoes from vessels, either to sell them as slaves, or the taking slaves to make them free; and other matters. Has much discussion on the Creeks and Cherokees, upon whose treatment the President remarked. Seller Inventory # RAREA1796JNOL
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