USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At that first Jefferson-Jackson dinner, President Jackson gave his famous toast–"Our Federal Union, it must be preserved!"

Detailed explanation-2: -When President Jackson had his turn, he made the simple toast “Our Union, It Must be Preserved.” He had intended to say, “Our Federal Union. . ., ” and that is how the toast is quoted. In this way, Jackson told those who supported nullification that he would not allow the Union to be destroyed.

Detailed explanation-3: -At an 1830 dinner, Andrew Jackson famously rebuked John C. Calhoun and other pro-nullification officials with the toast: “Our Federal Union, it must be preserved!” Jackson’s words were inscribed at the base of Clark Mills’s equestrian statue in Washington.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson revealed his position at a Jefferson Day dinner in April 1830. Fixing his eyes on Vice President Calhoun, the President expressed his sentiments with this toast: “Our Union: It must be preserved.” Calhoun responded to Jackson’s challenge and offered the next toast: “The Union, next to our liberty, most dear.