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On the recordDecember 2, 1833
The many distressing accidents which have of late occurred in that portion of our navigation carried on by the use of steam power deserve the immediate and unremitting attention of the constituted authorities of the country
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Andrew Jackson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Fifth Annual Message

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