THE EXAMINER & JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Philadelphia, Dec. 11, 1833

• Tennessee congressman Davy Crockett

The masthead includes: "Devoted to the Advancement of the Cause of State Rights and Free Trade." Inside has a full list of members of Congress, which includes some names that will be more notable in years to come: J.C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Edward Everett, Millard Filmore, John Quincy Adams, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, and David Crockett, among others.
Sixteen pages with wide, untrimmed margins, some ink staining, a bit ruffled at the edges, 7 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, good condition.

Background: This December 11, 1833 issue of Condy Raguet’s The Examiner & Journal of Political Economy is a remarkable historical artifact, capturing an extraordinary convergence of American political titans in the opening weeks of the tumultuous 23rd United States Congress—a session defined by the Bank War and the fallout of the Nullification Crisis. Printed across its original, untrimmed 16-page format, the Congressional roster inside reads like a hall of fame, featuring "Great Triumvirate" leaders Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun alongside future U.S. Presidents James K. Polk, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and former president John Quincy Adams, as well as frontier icon David "Davy" Crockett during his final, celebrated term in the House. From a collector’s standpoint, finding a complete, unbound issue from this short-lived anti-tariff Philadelphia publication with wide, deckle-edge margins intact—rather than trimmed and bound into a library ledger—is increasingly rare, making it a highly desirable piece for enthusiasts of early 19th-century political history and Jacksonian-era ephemera.