1836 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Andrew Jackson February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1836 State of the Union Address 1836 12 05 House Chamber, United States CapitolJoint Meetings, Joint Sessions, & Inaugurations US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Joint-Sessions/Joint-Sessions/ history.house.gov 24 October 2024 en Washington, D.C. 38 53 23 N 77 00 32 W region:US-DC_type inline,title State of the Union Address Andrew JacksonMartin Van BurenJames K. Polk Format Written Previous 1835 State of the Union Address Next 1837 State of the Union Address The 1836 State of the Union Address was given by Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, on December 5, 1836. He did not personally deliver the address to the 24th United States Congress, but a clerk did. He concluded it with, "All that has occurred during my Administration is calculated to inspire me with increased confidence in the stability of our institutions; and should I be spared to enter upon that retirement which is so suitable to my age and infirm health and so much desired by me in other respects, I shall not cease to invoke that beneficent Being to whose providence we are already so signally indebted for the continuance of His blessings on our beloved country."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-andrew-jackson-december-5-1836 State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 5, 1836) www.infoplease.com Notably, the President wrote that he supported the incorporation of Texas into the Union by saying, "The known desire of the Texans to become a part of our system, although its gratification depends upon the reconcilement of various and conflicting interests, necessarily a work of time and uncertain in itself, is calculated to expose our conduct to misconstruction in the eyes of the world." Additionally, the President commented on the status of the Seminole War by saying:Annual Message to Congress (1836) https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/state-of-the-union-address-45/ 2024-12-28 Teaching American History en-USThe war with the Seminoles during the summer was on our part chiefly confined to the protection of our frontier settlements from the incursions of the enemy, and, as a necessary and important means for the accomplishment of that end, to the maintenance of the posts previously established. In the course of this duty several actions took place, in which the bravery and discipline of both officers and men were conspicuously displayed, and which I have deemed it proper to notice in respect to the former by the granting of brevet rank for gallant services in the field. But as the force of the Indians was not so far weakened by these partial successes as to lead them to submit, and as their savage inroads were frequently repeated, early measures were taken for placing at the disposal of Governor Call, who as commander in chief of the Territorial militia had been temporarily invested with the command, an ample force for the purpose of resuming offensive operations in the most efficient manner so soon as the season should permit. Major General Jesup was also directed, on the conclusion of his duties in the Creek country, to repair to Florida and assume the command. References Andrew Jackson's Eighth State of the Union Address 1836 State of the Union Address 1835 State of the Union Address 1837 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1836 Category:Speeches by Andrew Jackson Category:Presidency of Andrew Jackson State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:24th United States Congress Category:December 1836 Category:1830s State of the Union addresses Category:1836 works