Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-13
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF ANDREW
JACKSON

FELLOW CITIZENS Beng about To retire Ii
ally from public life, beg leave To oil you III,
rntclul lhanks for The many proofs Of kndnc,
nd conf lcuce, which have received nj you
ands II has been my fortune, IN the discharg
public duties, civil and military, frequently /
ave found my sell in difficult and trying siua
ons, where promp, decision and energetic ac
ION were necessary, and where the interest Of
he county required that hlIh respoas,h, lte
hould he tcarlessly encountered aud tits will
he deepest emotions Of gratitude that acknow
edge the continued aud unbroken conhdenr
With which YOU have sustained me IN every In
II. My public life has been "A long one, md
'annot hope that il has, nj all times, been fire..
rom errors. I,nt | have the consolation o.
inowing that, IT mistakes have been committed.
hey have not seriously injured the COUNT,
| so anXionsly cndeavotcd 10 serve and al tn,
moment when surrender INV llsi public ifud
| leave this great people prosperous aud happy
the null enjoyment Of liberty aud peace anf
IGNORED and respected 10y every nation OF III,
world.
II my humble efforts have, in any degree, con
r'buted 10 preserve TO you these blessings,l have
hecn more than rewarded by the honor. ynn
ave heaped upon me and above all. by The
generous confidence with which you have sup
aorted me IN every peril, and with which yon
lave continued 10 animate aud cheer my path Il
he clio ln9 hour OF my political life The Inn,
has now come, when advanced ace and bro
KEN frame warn me 10 retire from public con
'ern but the lecolect on OF the many tavofs
YOU have bestowed upon me is ,neravcu upoi
ny heat aud have fell that | could NOT par
from your service without making this public
a, Acknowledgements OF the gratitude owe YOU -
And, If | use The orcason 10 offer 10 YOU the
founsels OF age and experience. YOU will | rust
receive them with the sane induleent kndnes
which YOU have so often extended To me and
wlil, nj least, see III them an earnest desire /,
perpetuaie. IN this favored land the blessing, o.
liberty aud equal laws.
We havenow lived almost fifty years uuder the
Constitution framed by the sag, aud patriot, ol
the Reeonri,n. The conflicts IN which tn
nation Of Europe were engaged during Great
pant OF this period the spillt in which they wa
ged war against each other; and our intimate
commercial connpxion. with every part OF The
civilized world. rendered II time al much dli
irulty for the Government OF the u. States
We have had orr seasons Of peace and OF war,
with all the evils which precede or follow n
tate of hostility with powerful nations. We
encountered these trials with our Constitution
vet IN lis infancy. and under the di advantage
which new and unuried Government must nj.
wavs feel when il is called upon 10 put forth lis
strength without the lights Of experience 10
Jude It, or the weight of presidents TO justify
Is mca sures. But we have passed triumphant
" through all these difficulties. Our Cunstitu-
ION is no longer u doubtful experiment ; and,
Il the end OF nearly half n century we lind that II
aas preserved unmpared the lib,r ol the PEG.
pie, secured the + ghts oil property. and that oui
country has improved and IS liourshlng beyond
any former example In The hi tory of nations.
In our domestic concerns, lhele Is every thing
10 encourage Us and # YOU true To your
selves, nothing can impede your march to the
INCHES point Of national prosperity. The States
which had 80 long been retarded IN their M
pfovcment, by The Indian Tubes residing III the
midst Oh them, are nj length relieved from the q
vii and TIN, unhappy raee-the original dwell
lrf9 in our lind are now placed III Il situation
where we may well hope that they will share
in the blessings Of civilization, aud be saved
from The degradation and destruction TO which
hey were rapidly hastenln. Will. they remain
I'D in the States and while the SAFETY and con,
fort OF our own citizens have been greatly promo
Ted by Their removal, the philanlhroplst will re-
joir, that the remnant Of that Inflated rnce has
heen at length placed beyond the reach OF oJu-
ry OF oppression, aud that the paterna care OF the
General Government will hereafter watch over
them and protect them.
II We turn to our relations with foreign pow
ris, we find our condition equally gratifying. -
Acluated by the sincere desire 10 do justice 10
every nation, and 10 preserve the blessings oil
peace, our intercourse with them has be con.
Quoted ON the part OF .hls Government III the
,prit Of frankness, and take pleasure in saying,
th4t it has generally been met in a CORE pondIng
temper. Difficulties OF old standing have been
,ulmoun,ed by friendly Discus ion, and The mu-
lual desire TO be Just; and the claims OF our eli
lens, which had been long withheld have al
!eng;h been acknowledged and adjusted, and
satisfactory arrangements made Tor lh.lr final
payment anI with a limited, aad, ! trust, a
tempofarv exception, our relations with every
,orcign power are now Of the most friendly cha
.acteI-our commerce continually expanding, aud
sur Har re, pected in every quarter OF the world
These cheering and grateful prospects, aud
lhe,e multiplied iavors, we owe, under Prov.
ience. 10 the adoptlon fthe Federal Colstitu
lion. 1t Is no longer question whether tins
,rpat country ca1 remain happily united aud