A term applied to the period of President Monroe’s administration, and then used generally.
1817. The phrase “Era of Good Feelings” formed the title of an editorial note in the Columbian Centinel, July 12.
1841. Before the election we were told that, in the event the Whig party succeeded, we should have an era of good feeling.—Mr. Weller of Ohio, House of Repr., Feb. 3: Cong. Globe, p. 146, App.
1851. During the “era of good feelings,” and the undisturbed repose of Mr. Monroe’s administration, the pernicious doctrines of a contrary school had been widely disseminated.—H. A. Garland, ‘Life of John Randolph,’ ii. 278.
1852. It is after an “era of good feeling” that your younger Adams becomes President.—Mr. Appleton of Maine, House of Repr., March 17: Cong. Globe, p. 317, App.
1909. Monroe’s Administration, “the era of good feeling,” was not a period of complete peace in the politics of New York City. The tax-payers began to stir.—N.Y. Evening Post, Nov. 1.
