1832 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Andrew Jackson February 2026 September 2021 February 2025 1832 State of the Union Address 1832 12 04 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 21 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 JacksonJohn C. CalhounAndrew Stevenson Format Written Previous 1831 State of the Union Address Next 1833 State of the Union Address The 1832 State of the Union Address was written by Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. It was delivered to the 22nd United States Congress by a clerk on Tuesday, December 4, 1832. He said, "Although the pestilence which had traversed the Old World has entered our limits and extended its ravages over much of our land, it has pleased Almighty God to mitigate its severity and lessen the number of its victims compared with those who have fallen in most other countries over which it has spread its terrors."https://www.infoplease.com/primary-sources/government/presidential-speeches/state-union-address-andrew-jackson-december-4-1832 State of the Union Address: Andrew Jackson (December 4, 1832) www.infoplease.com He ended with, "Limited to a general superintending power to maintain peace at home and abroad, and to prescribe laws on a few subjects of general interest not calculated to restrict human liberty, but to enforce human rights, this Government will find its strength and its glory in the faithful discharge of these plain and simple duties." Notably, the President mentioned a case of a US commerce ship being attacked by pirates off the west coast of Sumatra. In addition the President reported that negotiations with Native Americans for removal was proceeding as planned with the exception of the Cherokees of Georgia.Annual Message to Congress (1832) https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/state-of-the-union-address-41/ 2024-12-28 Teaching American History en-US References Andrew Jackson's Fourth State of the Union Address 1832 State of the Union Address 1831 State of the Union Address 1833 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1832 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 Category:22nd United States Congress Category:December 1832 Category:1832 works State of the Union Category:1830s State of the Union addresses