“ illustrious character of the late President of the United States begs leave to enclose a pamphlet, written with a view of
supporting the laws & constitution of the country--and seizes this only occasion in his life of expressing the most devoted
admiration of James T Austin.”
Jefferson replied from Monticello on August 2: “
I have duly recieved your favor of July 12. with the pamphlet inclosed for which be pleased to accept my thanks. I had before
read the papers separately in the newspapers with great satisfaction, but without knowing to whom we were indebted for so
just a censure of the act which is the subject of it. this was certainly the grossest insult which any organised society ever
recieved from it’s own members, and I have no doubt it will enlighten the more faithful citizens of Massachusetts as to the
dangers to which they may be exposed from such citizens within their own bosoms, under circumstances which at present appear
to threaten us. I have never doubted that in the appeal to arms which has been threatened by some intemperate persons, the
sound parts of your state would be sufficient to take care of the unsound. I am particularly thankful for the kind expressions
of your letter towards myself, and tender you the assurances of my esteem & respect.
”
James Trecothick Austin, 1784-1870, Massachusetts lawyer and politician, originally published these articles in the
Boston Patriot
, and so states in the Introduction, dated Boston, June 30, 1811.
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7. [MACOMB,
Robert.]
A Reply to the Resolutions and Address of a Meeting Convened at Martlings, in the City of New-York, February 4, 1811. Containing,
The Proceedings of the Committee of Safety, of ’76, against Mangle Minthorne, Chairman of That Meeting. By a Whig of ’76.
New-York: Printed by Henry C. Southwick,
1811.
8vo. 6 leaves.
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8. LEIGH,
Benjamin Watkins.
Substitute, proposed by Mr. Leigh, of Dinwiddie, to the Preamble and Resolutions, on the subject of the right of the State Legislatures to instruct their Senators
in the Congress of the United States.
[
Richmond, ?
1811.]
8vo. 8 leaves; half-title as above, no title-page.
Sabin 39929.
Swem 8467 (not seen).
Benjamin Watkins Leigh, 1781-1849, Virginia lawyer and statesman.
See no. 3231 above.
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9. GERRY,
Elbridge.
Speech of His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to Both Houses of the Legislature, at the Session
Commencing on the Second Wednesday in January, 1812. January 10, 1812. . . . Read, and ordered to be printed.
Boston: Printed at the
State Press,
1811 [
1812].
8vo. 10 leaves.
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GERRY,
Elbridge.
Message from His Excellency the Governor. February 27, 1812. [
Boston,
1812.]
8vo. 6 leaves. The Message, on 4 leaves, is signed at the end from the Council Chamber, 27th Feb. 1812, and is followed by
the Report of the Attorney and Solicitor General, 2 leaves, signed by Perez Morton and Dan’l Davis, Boston, Feb. 20th, 1812.
These two pamphlets were sent to Jefferson by Elbridge
