John Tyler: First State of the Union Address

John Tyler's First State of the Union Address is a speech to Congress about the right to suffrage during the Civil War. Excerpt: "We have continued cause for expressing our gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the benefits and blessings which our country, under His kind providence, has enjoyed during the past year. Notwithstanding the exciting scenes through which we have passed, nothing has occurred to disturb the general peace or to derange the harmony of our political system."