An Address, to the People of the United States, on the Subject of the Presidential Election

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Excerpt from An Address, to the People of the United States, on the Subject of the Presidential Election: With a Special Reference to the Nomination of Andrew Jackson, Containing Sketches of His Public and Private CharacterSince the man who was not extensively known to the people of the United States, until the eighth of January, 1815, has consented to be considered a candidate for the office of chief magistrate, he will doubt less expect that some prominent traits of his character, and incidents of his life, will be exhibited to public view, that the people, whose political interest and national character be affected by the admin istration, may be enabled to duly appreciate the qualifications of the man, who would be placed at the head of it.It appears from the biography of Gen. Jackson, that in early life be commenced the practice of law in the state of Tennessee, was elected a member of the convention, and contributed a share in the formation of the constitution of that state, was afterwards elected a member of the Legislature, and from thence transferred to the senate of the Uni ted States, afterwards appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of law and equity, and after giving up this last office, that he turned his attention to the military art, and rose to the rank of Major Generalef the militia.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.