1864, Mr. Jays letter to the Federalist, Founders of Republican Party, 1st edition

1864, Mr. Jays letter on Dawsons introduction to the Federalist

John Jay II (1817 to 1894) was the grandson of Chief Justice of the same name.

He was a diplomat and anti slavery activist elected president of the New York Young Mens Antislavery Society while still in college.

He published several speeches and pamphlets on slavery and history and was elected in 1889 as president of the American Historical Association.
Jay defended numerous fugitive slaves in court and helped several gain freedoms.

In 1852 Jay led a team of attorneys in Lemmon v. New York, gaining the freedom of eight Virginia slaves.

In 1854 Jay was among the founders of the Republican Party in the United States.
Mr. Jays second letter on Dawsons introduction to the Federalist is a response to Henry Dawsons publication in the paper The Federalist.

Jay denounces Dawsons publication claiming anti union sentiment seeking to cause division amidst the American people.
Mr. Jays second letter on Dawsons introduction to the Federalist, exposing its falsification of the history of the Constitution, and its relation to recent efforts by traitors at home, and foes abroad, to maintain the rebel doctrine of state sovereignty.