1834 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Andrew Jackson February 2026 October 2024 February 2025 1834 State of the Union Address 1834 12 01 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 BurenJohn Bell Format Written Previous 1833 State of the Union Address Next 1835 State of the Union Address The 1834 State of the Union Address was delivered by the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, to the 23rd United States Congress on December 1, 1834. Jackson highlighted the continued prosperity and peaceful conditions in the nation, praising the harvests and the flourishing commerce. He urged Congress to ensure that "virtue and enterprise" remained central to the country's development.Andrew Jackson - State of the Union Address -- 1834 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/sixth-annual-message-2 The American Presidency Project 19 October 2024 On foreign affairs, Jackson discussed ongoing diplomatic relations with European nations, including Great Britain, regarding the unresolved North East boundary dispute. He also reported delays in France fulfilling its financial obligations under the 1831 treaty, and expressed disappointment over the French Chamber of Deputies' refusal to appropriate funds for indemnities owed to American citizens. Jackson recommended Congress authorize "reprisals upon French property" if France continued its delay. Domestically, Jackson reiterated his opposition to the Second Bank of the United States, criticizing its actions as a "scourge of the people." He condemned the bank for using its funds to influence elections and for the illegal withholding of dividends owed to the federal government. Jackson called for Congress to fully sever ties with the bank, recommending that laws connecting the government to the bank be repealed and the public stock be sold. The President also addressed the state of Native American affairs, particularly the ongoing Indian Removal efforts. He reported progress in negotiating the relocation of the Creek and Seminole tribes but expressed disappointment that the Cherokee had not yet agreed to move west of the Mississippi River. Jackson emphasized that emigration was necessary to preserve the remaining tribes. References 1833 State of the Union Address 1835 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1834 Category:Speeches by Andrew Jackson Category:23rd United States Congress Category:1834 in American politics Category:1834 in Washington, D.C. Category:1834 in the United States Category:1830s State of the Union addresses Category:December 1834 Category:1834 works State of the Union