But although no evil of this character should result from such a perversion of the first principle of our system--that the majority is to govern--it must be very certain that a President elected by a minority can not enjoy the confidence necessary to the successful discharge of his duties.
Jackson asserts that a president elected by a minority lacks the confidence necessary for effective governance.
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It is impossible that any government can continue to exist upon any other principles.
The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
To the House of Representatives: I transmit a letter from the Secretary of War ad interim, accompanied by various documents, in relation to a survey recently made of the mouths of the Mississippi River under a law of the last session of…
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