message excellency gov benjamin fitzpatrick von fitzpatrick benjamin (2 Ergebnisse)

First edition. 8vo. 19 pp. Fitzpatrick (1802-1869; Gov. of Alabama, 1841-1845, U.S. Senator, 1848-1849 & 1853-1861) is best remembered for closing all of Alabama's state banks in the extended aftermath of the Panic of 1837. Inscribed at head of title leaf "With the respects of the / author." Not in Ellison or Owen. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Original printed self-wrappers (soiled, foxing, especially to margins). Still a good untrimmed copy (extended edges with some chipping, rear blank spine area reinforced with paper).

12pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Light spotting, Very Good. Fitzpatrick's rare Message, his last as Governor, denounces the State banking system, and reports in considerable detail on its windup. He expresses deep concern about the declining value of State bonds and "the deranged state of our finances, caused mainly by an injudicious system of banking upon borrowed capital, and the consequent load of public debt incurred by the State." Observing that the State Bank's charter will soon expire, he urges "the total abandonment and final settlement of our whole system of Banking." Fitzpatrick strongly supports the annexation of Texas; he opposes protective tariffs and the rechartering of a National Bank. AI 45-89 [1- NN]. Not in Ellison. OCLC 6636479 [1- Samford U.] as of July 2024.