Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 Tyler, John 1790 1862 United States President (1841-1845) State of the Union Addresses Reading ease score: 32.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by James Linden. HTML version by Al Haines. "State of the Union Addresses" by John Tyler is a collection of important historical addresses delivered by the 10th President of the United States, John Tyler, during the early 19th century. These addresses, which span from 1841 to 1844, reflect Tyler’s governance during a period marked by significant political and social challenges in the United States, including issues related to foreign affairs, economic policy, and domestic issues. The speeches highlight Tyler's perspectives on national matters as he sought to unite the country amidst ongoing tensions with Great Britain, concerns about the slave trade, and the predicaments regarding relationships with neighboring nations like Mexico and Texas. The opening of the collection presents the first State of the Union address given by Tyler on December 7, 1841. In this address, Tyler expresses gratitude for the nation's prosperity, citing the importance of civil and religious liberties and the blessings of peace. He addresses the acquittal of Alexander McLeod, a British subject involved in a controversial murder case, emphasizing the judicial independence of the United States. Additionally, he discusses border security issues, particularly regarding the incursions from Canada, and highlights the need for the federal government to possess the necessary authority to handle international relations. As he calls for cooperation from Congress to address these pressing matters, the address underlines Tyler's intent to promote national unity and secure the interests of the United States while expressing reverence toward divine providence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Presidents -- United States -- Messages United States -- Politics and government -- Sources J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 233723 233724 2024-10-03T03:34:29.111923 2023-10-03T04:12:15.350985 text/html text/html 230484 2014-11-20T19:06:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 80214 2014-11-20T19:08:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150680 2024-10-03T03:34:35.376929 application/epub+zip 153515 2024-10-03T03:34:32.187910 application/epub+zip 143764 2024-10-03T03:34:31.001014 application/epub+zip 311296 2024-10-03T03:34:37.798888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302455 2024-10-03T03:34:34.649922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259782 2022-09-03T05:25:33.706924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225123 225087 2024-10-03T03:34:28.782097 2023-10-03T04:12:15.090950 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 225463 2014-11-20T19:06:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78985 2014-11-20T19:08:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19939 2024-10-03T03:34:37.917878 application/rdf+xml 15825 2024-10-03T03:34:31.533902 image/jpeg 4015 2024-10-03T03:34:31.267897 image/jpeg 150118 2024-10-03T03:34:29.131942 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia