An Oration Delivered at New Haven on the 7th of July, A.D. 1801, Before the Society of the Cincinnati, for the State of Connecticut, Assembled to Celebrate the Anniversary of American Independence by DWIGHT, Theodore - 1801

Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1801. Hardcover. 1st edition. Paper Wrappers (later?), 8vo, 43 pages. Sabin 21532. Dwight here charges that The Jeffersonian party, giving itself "the title of Republican...in more correct, and definite phraseology, is called Jacobinical." The Federalists "prudently, and justly yielded" to the late presidential election, which marked their defeat. Despite the partisan rhetoric, Dwight provides a detailed perspective on the state of political parties and issues at the turn of the century. "Theodore Dwight (1764 Northampton, Mass - 1846 New York City) was an American lawyer and journalist. He was the brother of Timothy Dwight, president of Yale College, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards. He was a distinguished lawyer, a leader of the Federalist Party, and a member of Congress in 1806-1807, and was secretary of the Hartford Convention in 1814-1815. His talent as a writer made him a brilliant editor at the Hartford Mirror, the Albany Daily Advertiser, and the New York… Read More