THE

JUBILEE OF THE CONSTITUTION.

A DISCOURSE

DELIVERED AT THE REQUEST OF

THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

ON TUESDAY, THE 30th OF APRIL, 1839;

BEING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

OF THE

INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

AS

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

ON THURSDAY, THE 30th OF APRIL, 1789.

Serit arbores, quae alteri seculo prosint –

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quid spectans, nisi etiam postera secula
ad se pertinere? Ergo arbores seret diligens agricola, quarum adspiciet baccam ipse nunquam:
vir magnus leges, instituta, rempublicam non seret ?

CICERO. TUSC. QUAEST. 1.

BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

NEW YORK:

PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL COLMAN,
VIII ASTOR HOUSE.

MDCCC XXXIX.

STANFORD LAM

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839,

By JOSEPH BLUNT,

For the New York Historical Society,

In the District Court of the Southern District of New York,