[35] [ANONYMOUS] AND WILLIAM WHITING, Berkshire’s Grievances (Statement of Berkshire County Representatives, and Address to the Inhabitants of Berkshire), PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 1778

How is it possible to have a government without a constitution?

[36] [THEOPHILUS PARSONS], The Essex Result, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSSETS, 1778

Comprehensive statement of American political principles

[37] PHILLIPS PAYSON, A Sermon, BOSTON, 1778

On the virtues essential for popular self-government

[38] ZABDIEL ADAMS, An Election Sermon, BOSTON, 1782

Comprehensive view of relationship between citizens and governors

[39] [ANONYMOUS], Rudiments of Law and Government Deduced from the Law of Nature, CHARLESTON, 1783

[40] [THOMAS TUDOR TUCKER] PHILODEMUS, Conciliatory Hints, Attempting, by a Fair State of Matters, to Remove Party Prejudice, CHARLESTON, 1784

Coherent statement of strongly democratic principles

[41] [JAMES MADISON ET AL.], Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, VIRGINIA, 1785

Freedom of religion

[42] AMICUS REPUBLICAE, Address to the Public, Containing Some Remarks on the Present Political State of the American Republicks, etc., EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1786

Strong defense of state constitutions and Whig principles

[43] DEAN SWIFT, Causes of a Country’s Growing Rich and Flourishing, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 1786

[44] JOSEPH LATHROP, A Miscellaneous Collection of Original Pieces (Selections), SPRINGFIELD, 1786

Origin of government, virtue, frugality, industry, etc.

[45] BENJAMIN RUSH, A Plan for the Establishment of Public Schools and the Diffusion of Knowledge in Pennsylvania; to Which Are Added, Thoughts upon the Mode of Education, Proper in a Republic, PHILADELPHIA, 1786

[46] THEOPHRASTUS, A Short History of the Trial by Jury, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 1787

Opposed to removing names of Tories from jury lists

[47] THE WORCESTER SPECULATOR, No. VI, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 1787

Public virtue, education, and republican government

[48] BOSTONIANS, Serious Questions Proposed to All Friends to The Rights of Mankind, With Suitable Answers, BOSTON, 1787

How a constitution should be framed and adopted

VOLUME II

[49] AN ELECTOR, To the Free Electors of This Town, BOSTON, 1788

Electioneering as a corrupt practice

[50] 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

[51] [ANONYMOUS], Ambition, CHARLESTON, 1789

The importance of ambition for excellence

[52] BENEVOLOUS, Poverty, CHARLESTON, 1789

The effects of poverty

[53] DAVID RAMSAY, The History of the American Revolution (Selections), PHILADELPHIA, 1789

[54] ROBERT CORAM, Political Inquiries, to which is Added A Plan for the Establishment of Schools Throughout the United States, WILMINGTON, 1791

[55] 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

[56] TIMOTHY STONE, Election Sermon, HARTFORD, 1792

Liberty, leadership, and community

[57] DAVID RICE, Slavery Inconsistent With Justice and Good Policy, AUGUSTA, KENTUCKY, 1792

[58] THEODORE DWIGHT, An Oration, Spoken Before the Connecticut Society, for the Promotion of Freedom and the Relief of Persons Unlawfully Holden in Bondage, HARTFORD, 1794

The effects of slavery on slaves, masters, and society

[59] [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

[60] JAMES KENT, An Introductory Lecture to a Course of Law Lectures, NEW YORK, 1794

Justifies judicial review by Supreme Court

[61] 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

[62] [JOHN LELAND] JACK NIPS, The Yankee Spy, BOSTON, 1794

Freedom of religion

[63] PERES [PEREZ] FOBES, An Election Sermon, BOSTON, 1795

Freedom of speech, respect for public officials

[64] JUSTICE [JACOB] RUSH, The Nature and Importance of an Oath—the Charge to a Jury, RUTLAND, VERMONT, 1796

Oaths and political obligation

[65] NATHANAEL EMMONS, A Discourse Delivered on the National Fast, WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1799

Civil disobedience and obedience to constituted authorities

[66] JONATHAN MAXCY, An Oration, PROVIDENCE, 1799

Liberty and equality

[67] 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

[68] JOEL BARLOW, To His Fellow Citizens of the United States. Letter II: On Certain Political Measures Proposed to Their Consideration, PHILADELPHIA, 1801

Federalism

[69] AN IMPARTIAL CITIZEN, A Dissertation Upon the Constitutional Freedom of the Press, BOSTON, 1801

[70] JEREMIAH ATWATER, A Sermon, MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, 1801

Liberty, republican government, human nature, and virtue

[71] JOHN LELAND, The Connecticut Dissenters’ Strong Box: No. 1, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, 1802

Religious freedom

[72] 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

[73] NOAH WEBSTER, An Oration on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, NEW HAVEN, 1802

The underlying principles and design of American government

[74] SAMUEL KENDAL, Religion the Only Sure Basis of Free Government, BOSTON, 1804

Dependence of government upon religious sentiment

[75] JAMES WILSON, On Municipal Law, PHILADELPHIA, 1804

Law, consent, and political obligation

[76] FISHER AMES, The Dangers of American Liberty, BOSTON, 1805

Equality, faction, bigness, corruption, community, virtue

A Selected List of Political Writingsby Americans Between 1760 and 1805

A List of Newspapers Examined

Collections of Writing fromthe Founding Era

Index

American Political Writing During the Founding Era: 1760–1805

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