1824 State of the Union Address

The 1824 State of the Union Address was written by James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States.

Delivered to the United States Congress on December 7, 1824. James Monroe presided over the Era of Good Feelings. He began with, "The view which I have now to present to you of our affairs, foreign and domestic, realizes the most sanguine anticipations which have been entertained of the public prosperity. If we look to the whole, our growth as a nation continues to be rapid beyond example;" He ended with, "From the present prosperous and happy state I derive a gratification which I can not express. That these blessings may be preserved and perpetuated will be the object of my fervent and unceasing prayers to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe."

In the middle of the address, Mr. Monroe said, "There is no object which as a people we can desire which we do not possess or which is not within our reach. Blessed with governments the happiest which the world ever knew, with no distinct orders in society or divided interests in any portion of the vast territory over which their dominion extends, we have every motive to cling together which can animate a virtuous and enlightened people."^[1] James Monroe, a founder of his country, predicts that his country will become a world power, and must animate with virtue and enlightenment.

References

↑ http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/36.html

James Monroe

5th President of the United States (1817–1825) 5th U.S. Secretary of State (1811–1817) United States Secretary of War (1814–1815) Governor of Virginia (1799–1802, 1811) United States Minister to the United Kingdom (1803–1808) United States Minister to France (1794–1796) United States Senator from Virginia (1790–1794) Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia (1783–1786)

Founding events	Virginia Ratifying Convention Founding Fathers

Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Florida Treaty Treaty of 1818 Panic of 1819 Era of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise Seminole Wars Monroe Doctrine Tariff of 1824 State of the Union Address, 1824 Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments

Other noted accomplisments	Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase Monroe–Pinkney Treaty War of 1812

Life	Early life and career Birthplace and boyhood home Revolutionary War service Battle of Trenton Monroe Hill home and office James Monroe Law Office, Museum, and Memorial Library Ash Lawn–Highland Oak Hill James Monroe Tomb

Elections	U.S. Senate election, 1790 1792 Governor of Virginia election, 1799 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1816 1820

Legacy and popular culture	Monrovia, capital of Liberia List of places named for James Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe, Georgia Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, New York Monroe Township, New Jersey U.S. postage stamps Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar

Related	Virginia Dynasty Monroe on slavery American Colonization Society

Family	Elizabeth Kortright (wife) George Hay (son-in-law) Samuel L. Gouverneur (son-in-law) Spence Monroe (father) Elizabeth Jones (mother)

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State of the Union addresses

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Delivered as a speech	1790 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1975 1976 1977 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Delivered as a written message	1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1946 1953 1961 1981

Delivered as both	1972 1974 1978 1979 1980

Delivered as a written message to Congress, summary delivered to public	1945 1956 1973

Unofficial addresses	1989 1993 2001 2009

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