Subject: United States Politics 19th Century

This pamphlet contains a congressional record from April 7, 1846, concerning "A Bill to Raise a Regiment of Mounted Riflemen." Lewis Charles Levin, a founding member of the Know-Nothing Party, sought to amend the bill to restrict membership to native-born Americans. Printed by Gideon in Washington, D.C., this first edition paperback consists of 16 pages. The document includes details of Levin's political career and his involvement in nativist movements of the 1840s and 1850s, along with background on the political climate and the Know-Nothing Party's platform, including its anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant sentiments. References include Sabin 40756 and Wolf 167.

Speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin, Democratic Senator from Louisiana, on the floor of the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. Benjamin responds to a speech by Stephen A. Douglas, arguing against legislation restricting slavery in new states and territories. He cites the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision (1857), which ruled that enslaved people were not citizens and that the federal government could not interfere with states' rights regarding slavery. Benjamin criticizes Douglas's perceived inconsistency on the issue of slavery, highlighting the political divisions within the Democratic Party leading up to the Charleston Convention and the Southern secession from the Union. [np, nd. 1860]

Issue of Niles' Weekly Register newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 1826. This issue contains a report on the passage of the "Jew Bill," which granted Jews the right to hold public office in Maryland for the first time. The newspaper, founded in 1811, was a widely circulated source of national political news during the first half of the 19th century.

First edition of a rare 32-page pamphlet by Judah P. Benjamin, vehemently criticizing the policies of Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois. The pamphlet includes numerous quotes from the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Published May 22, 1859.

This pamphlet contains the speech delivered by Judah P. Benjamin in the United States Senate on May 22, 1860. In this speech, Benjamin, a Louisiana Senator, criticizes Senator Douglas's Popular Sovereignty doctrine. The speech is significant as an indicator of the Southern repudiation of Douglas as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate and highlights the Southern demand for guarantees protecting slavery in the Territories, regardless of popular sentiment. Benjamin also discusses Douglas's debates with Lincoln from the Illinois senatorial contest of 1858. Printed by Lemuel Towers. [np, nd. 1860]

Newspaper issue of The New Hampshire Journal, published in Concord on May 5, 1828. The front page features a column titled "Rothschild, the Banker," which includes a brief biography of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, noting his Jewish heritage and humble origins. Page 2 contains a political advertisement endorsing John Quincy Adams for President, along with international news and other items of interest. The newspaper comprises approximately 16 pages.