Andrew Jackson: “Amid the duties constantly pressing on me, to give the subject that deliberate consideration which its importance…”

At every hazard and by every sacrifice this Union must be preserved.

It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.

If we turn to our relations with foreign powers, we find our condition equally gratifying.

The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.