Martin Van Buren actually said...

To this practical operation of our institutions, so evident and successful, we owe that increased attachment to them which is among the most...

But whether the interest or the honor of the United States requires that they should be made a party to any such struggle, and by inevitable...

I can not be mistaken, I am confident, in counting on the cordial and general concurrence of our fellow-citizens in this sentiment.

Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: I congratulate you on the favorable circumstances in the condition of our countr...