The Works of John Adams, vol. 4
A 10 volume collection of Adams’ most important writings, letters, and state papers, edited by his grandson. Vol. 4 contains Novanglus, Thoughts on Government, and Defence of the Constitution.
The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: with a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations, by his Grandson Charles Francis Adams (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1856). 10 volumes. Vol. 4.
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
- CONTROVERSIAL PAPERS OF THE REVOLUTION, CONTINUED.
- PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1819.
- NOVANGLUS.
- ADDRESSED TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
- NO. I.
- NO. II.
- NO. III.
- NO. IV.
- NO. V.
- NO. VI.
- NO. VII.
- NO. VIII.
- NO. IX.
- NO. X.
- NO. XI.
- NO. XII.
- NOTE TO THE EDITION OF 1819.
- WORKS ON GOVERNMENT.
- PREFACE BY THE EDITOR.
- THE PLAN.
- TO RICHARD HENRY LEE.
- PREFACE.
- THOUGHTS ON GOVERNMENT.
- NOTE.
- TO JOHN ADAMS.
- TO JOHN PENN.
- THE MODEL.
- OBSERVATIONS ON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE REVOLUTION.
- THE REPORT OF A CONSTITUTION, OR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS;
- PREAMBLE.
- [CHAPTER I.]6: A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
- [CHAPTER II.2]: THE FRAME OF GOVERNMENT.
- SECTION I.
- SECTION II.: Senate.
- SECTION III.: House of Representatives.
- CHAPTER II. [III.]: Executive Power.
- SECTION I.: Governor.
- SECTION II.: Lieutenant-Governor, [and the ascertaining the Value of the Money mentioned in this Constitution, as Qualifications to Office, c.]
- SECTION III.: Council, and the Manner of settling Elections by the Legislature; [Oaths to be taken, c.]
- SECTION IV.: Secretary, Treasurer, Commissary, c.
- CHAPTER III. [IV.]: Judiciary Power.
- CHAPTER IV. [V.]: Delegates to Congress, [Commissions, Writs, Indictments, c.; Confirmation of Laws, Habeas Corpus, and enacting Style.]
- CHAPTER V. [VI.]: The University at Cambridge, and Encouragement of Literature, c.
- SECTION I.: The University.
- SECTION II.: The Encouragement of Literature, c.
- CHAPTER VI.1
- [CHAPTER VII. AND LAST.]1: [Continuance of Officers, c.]
- THE DEFENCE.
- PREFACE BY THE EDITOR.
- EXTRACT OF A LETTER OF M. TURGOT TO DR. RICHARD PRICE.
- PREFACE.
- PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS.
- CHAPTER I.: OF MODERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICS.
- SAN MARINO.
- BISCAY.
- SWITZERLAND.
- DEMOCRATICAL CANTONS.
- APPENZEL.
- UNDERWALD.
- GLARUS.
- ZUG.
- URI.
- SCHWITZ.
- THE GRISONS.
- THE UNITED PROVINCES OF THE LOW COUNTRIES.
- CHAPTER II.: ARISTOCRATIC REPUBLICS.
- THE CANTON OF BERN.
- FRIBOURG.
- SOLEURE.
- LUCERNE.
- ZURICH.
- SCHAFFHAUSE.
- THE CITY OF MULHOUSE.
- THE CITY OF BIENNE.
- THE REPUBLIC OF ST. GALL.
- GENEVA.
- LUCCA.
- GENOA.
- VENICE.
- THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED PROVINCES OF THE LOW COUNTRIES.
- CHAPTER III.: MONARCHICAL OR REGAL REPUBLICS.
- ENGLAND.
- POLAND.
- NEUCHATEL.
- RECAPITULATION.
- CHAPTER IV.: OPINIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS.
- DR. SWIFT.
- DR. FRANKLIN.
- DR. PRICE.
- CHAPTER V.: WRITERS ON GOVERNMENT.
- MACHIAVEL. Discourses upon the First Decade of Livy.*
- ALGERNON SIDNEY.
- MONTESQUIEU. Spirit of Laws.†—Of the Constitution of England.
- HARRINGTON.
- CHAPTER VI.: OPINIONS OF HISTORIANS.
- DIONYSIUS OF HALICARNASSUS.
- PLATO.
- LOCKE.
- MILTON.
- HUME.
- CHAPTER VII.: ANCIENT DEMOCRATICAL REPUBLICS.
- CARTHAGE.
- ATHENS.
- THE POLICY OF ANTALCIDAS.
- ACHAIA.
- CRETE.
- CORINTH.
- ARGOS.
- ELIS.
- THEBES.
- SYBARIS.
- LOCRIS.
- ROME. Plebeians scrambling after Patricians; or Democracy hunting down Aristocracy; or Tribunes in chase of a Senate.
- CHAPTER VIII.: ANCIENT ARISTOCRATICAL REPUBLICS.
- ROME.
- LACEDÆMON.
- CROTONA.
- CHAPTER IX.: ANCIENT MONARCHICAL REPUBLICS.
- ANCIENT GERMANS.
- PHÆACIA.
- ITHACA.
- CHAPTER X.: CONCLUSION.
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