Andrew Johnson: “I was always punctual to my customers and did good work.”

Strongly impressed with the truth of these views, I feel called upon by an imperative sense of duty to revive substantially the recommendation so often and so earnestly made by President Jackson.

The foregoing views have long been entertained by me.

I would therefore recommend such an amendment of the Constitution as may remove all intermediate agency in the election of the President and Vice-President.

I transmit the accompanying communications from the Secretary of the Interior, together with the papers to which they have reference.