INAUGURATED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, 1829,
JOHN C. CALHOUN AND MARTIN VAN BUREN, Vice-Presidents.
HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
| Martin Van Buren, | New York, | March 6, | 1829, | Secretaries of State. |
| Edward Livingston, | Louisiana, | January 12, | 1832, | |
| Louis M'Lane, | Delaware, | May 29, | 1833, | |
| John Forsyth, | Georgia, | June 27, | 1834, | |
| Samuel D. Ingham, | Pennsylvania, | March 6, | 1829, | Secretaries of Treasury. |
| Louis M'Lane, | Delaware, | January 13, | 1832, | |
| William J. Duane, | Pennsylvania, | May 29, | 1833, | |
| Roger B. Taney, | Maryland, | (appointed in the recess: negatived by the Senate.) | ||
| Levi Woodbury, | New Hampshire, | January 27, | 1834, | |
| John H. Eaton, | Tennessee, | March 9, | 1829, | Secretaries of War. |
| Lewis Cass, | Ohio, | December 30, | 1831, | |
| John Branch, | North Carolina, | March 9, | 1829, | Secretaries of the Navy. |
| Levi Woodbury, | New Hampshire, | December 27, | 1831, | |
| Mahlon Dickerson, | New Jersey, | June 30, | 1834, | |
| William T. Barry, | Kentucky, | March 9, | 1829, | Postmasters General. |
| Amos Kendall, | Kentucky, | March 15, | 1836, | |
| John M. Berrien, | Georgia, | March 9, | 1829, | Attorneys General. |
| Roger B. Taney, | Maryland, | December 27, | 1831, | |
| Benjamin F. Butler, | New York, | June 24, | 1834, | |
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Andrew Stevenson, | Virginia, | Twenty-first Congress, | 1829. |
| Andrew Stevenson, | Virginia, | Twenty-second do. | 1831. |
| Andrew Stevenson, | Virginia, | Twenty-third do. | 1833. |
| John Bell, | Tennessee, | Twenty-fourth do. | 1834. |
| James K. Polk, | Tennessee, | Twenty-fifth do. | 1835. |
In his inaugural address, General Jackson exhibited, in comprehensive terms, his views in regard to the administration of the government. He spoke of the limitations and extent of executive power—the peace and friendship to be cultivated with foreign powers—the respect due to the rights of the separate states—the solicitude to be exercised in the management of the public revenue—the equal fostering care of the general government in respect to agriculture, commerce, and manufactures—the necessity of reform, and the correction of certain abuses—the attention to be given to internal improvement and the diffusion of knowledge—the policy to be observed towards the Indian tribes within our borders—and other similar topics.
He expressed, also, the diffidence he felt on assuming the high and responsible station to which he had been elevated, and the reverence with which he regarded the examples of public virtue left us by his illustrious predecessors; hoping at the same time to receive instruction and aid from the cöordinate branches of the government, and the indulgence and support of his fellow-citizens in general. It was a brief and terse address, and manifested the characteristic decision and fearlessness of the man.