What was the middle name of the President who made a speech from the steps of Chesnut Cottage ?
Chesnut Cottage Chesnut Cottage is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1855 and 1860, and is a 1 1/2-story, Classical Revival style frame house, with a central dormer with an arched window. It features projecting front portico with octagonal columns and ironwork and wood balustrade. It was the home of General James Chesnut, Jr. and Mary Boykin Chesnut during the American Civil War period. In the fall of 1864, President Jefferson Davis was entertained at the home and made a speech from the front steps of the portico.
1815 State of the Union Address The 1815 State of the Union Address was given by the fourth President of the United States, James Madison. It was given to the 14th United States Congress on Tuesday, December 5, 1815, but not verbally by the president. The War of 1812 was over, and he said, "It is another source of satisfaction that the treaty of peace with Great Britain has been succeeded by a convention on the subject of commerce concluded by the plenipotentiaries of the two countries. In this result a disposition is manifested on the part of that nation corresponding with the disposition of the United States, which it may be hoped will be improved into liberal arrangements on other subjects on which the parties have mutual interests, or which might endanger their future harmony." He concluded with, "As fruits of this experience and of the reputation acquired by the American arms on the land and on the water, the nation finds itself possessed of a growing respect abroad and of a just confidence in itself, which are among the best pledges for its peaceful career."