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Farewell Address
President Andrew Jackson bid farewell to the nation at the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, his friend and former vice president. Jackson talked of the nation's successes in the past several years and warned against sectionalism that threatened the nation's unity. "At every hazard and by every sacrifice, this Union must be preserved," he urged his listeners; "What have you to gain by division and dissension?" His speech was so great that it led Senator Thomas Hart to remark, "for once, a rising has been eclipsed by the setting sun."
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Andrew Jackson, known as "Old Hickory," as an officer in the war of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans in 1815 and as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 opposed the bank, strengthened Federal powers, and pursued policies that forced thousands of Native Americans to relocate to the west.
He commanded at the battle in 1815 and served as military governor of Florida in 1821. This polarizing figure, the eponym of the era of democracy, dominated politics in the 1820s and 1830s. His political ambition, combined with the masses of persons, shaped the modern Democratic Party. People nicknamed him for his renowned toughness. Jackson, first and primarily associated with the frontier, based his career in Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson, known as "Old Hickory," as an officer in the war of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans in 1815 and as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 opposed the bank, strengthened Federal powers, and pursued policies that forced thousands of Native Americans to relocate to the west.
He commanded at the battle in 1815 and served as military governor of Florida in 1821. This polarizing figure, the eponym of the era of democracy, dominated politics in the 1820s and 1830s. His political ambition, combined with the masses of persons, shaped the modern Democratic Party. People nicknamed him for his renowned toughness. Jackson, first and primarily associated with the frontier, based his career in Tennessee.
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March 3, 2024
This was a very good presidential speech. I think President Jackson identified the pitfalls ahead... and we fell into just about each and every one of them. Not his fault... at least not for most of them, but still, we managed to do so.
I found it laughable that he gave a lot of advice on banking after destroying the banking system himself. I understand the principles he was following but you cannot run the government like you would run your household checking account. Jackson's policies caused too much uncertainty in the economy. Federal spending was too big a part of the economy to be messed with so blatantly.
Because of Jackson's killing of the federal banking system, the Federal Reserve was created which I think was a big mistake. See... "The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve". (Just read the first half of the book. The second half gets into speculation I simply can't support.)
BTW, if anyone had ever suggested to Andrew Jackson that his face would one day appear on a federal reserve bank note, he would have shot that person dead right there. It is a cruel and vicious joke to use that man's image in that way. I'm glad they have been talking about replacing his image with someone else's. A president should not be mocked that way.... at least officially.)
Nevertheless, the speech was well written. I might listen to it again.
I found it laughable that he gave a lot of advice on banking after destroying the banking system himself. I understand the principles he was following but you cannot run the government like you would run your household checking account. Jackson's policies caused too much uncertainty in the economy. Federal spending was too big a part of the economy to be messed with so blatantly.
Because of Jackson's killing of the federal banking system, the Federal Reserve was created which I think was a big mistake. See... "The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve". (Just read the first half of the book. The second half gets into speculation I simply can't support.)
BTW, if anyone had ever suggested to Andrew Jackson that his face would one day appear on a federal reserve bank note, he would have shot that person dead right there. It is a cruel and vicious joke to use that man's image in that way. I'm glad they have been talking about replacing his image with someone else's. A president should not be mocked that way.... at least officially.)
Nevertheless, the speech was well written. I might listen to it again.
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