President Jackson's Letter To The Gullification Of South Carolina

Andrew Jackson had men watching the bank for a long time they used the money from the bank and they gambled with it.

After the last round was fired and the last body was buried the post civil war United States south was in shambles and the newly appointed president (via murder) was put into office, and it was his job to rebuild the south in a way that reflected its tragic past. An important part of his job was what he would do with the newly free slave population, slaves that had once worked on cotton plantation were now free to do what they pleased and it was Johnson’s job to reconstruct the south around this fact. Andrew Johnson’s presidential reconstruction was an important part of post civil war, but his actions, beliefs and circumstances directly and purposefully repressed the development of civil rights for newly freed African American’s!

Considered to be the sparkplug for the formation of the infamous Civil War, the Nullification Crisis of 1832 was a hostile conflict between the state of South Carolina and the United States government over the controversial concept of Nullification. Although the crisis concluded without a physical war or casualties, the impact of the tensions created from the Nullification Crisis would leave a lasting mark on the unsteady nation and highlight the problems rising throughout the country. Occurring during the presidency of contentious American president Andrew Jackson and his fiery vice president John C. Calhoun, this political emergency would also serve as a defining moment towards the legacies of these two American icons. This paper will seek

South Carolina had resorted to the nullification of the tariff controversy of the early 1830s because tariffs increased the prices that southern agriculturists had to pay for manufactured goods.This made it difficult for farmers to buy equipment to harvest their farms and make a profit from it. South Carolina (and the South as a whole) was afraid of federal encroachment on the states rights because they did not want to end slavery. The nullification created tension between Jackson and Calhoun. Jackson thought Calhoun was going against the constitution because Calhoun thought that a state should be able to nullify a law. Jackson saw that nullification was a threat to the survival of the union. The nullification crisis showed that the people

The Tariff of 1828 raised taxes and the Southerners did not like this at all. South Carolina threatened to leave the union if the taxes were not lowered. Calhoun wanted to nullify the taxes in South Carolina, but Jackson threatened to bring military forces to South Carolina to solve the problem.

In1832 on December 10th, President Andrew Jackson gave his Proclamation on the Nullification controversy between the Union and South Carolina. This Proclamation on Nullification was written by his Secretary of State, Edward Livingston, declaring that President Jackson wanted the laws of the land to be understood in a paternal sense ensuring no other states would make the same attempt of succession that South Carolina had against the Supreme Court on the 1828 Tariffs and the Constitution. The Nullification was a big controversy between the state and the federal government, but it is the way President Jackson handled the situation that impacted the United States and my opinion on them building an optimistic future.

The Nullification Crisis, which transpired under Andrew Jackson’s administration created a controversy not only during its time, but also in the years to follow and ultimately was one of the many causes of the Civil War years later. The Nullification crisis soon developed in the early 1830’s when the state of South Carolina began to have issues with the protective tariff (which was designed to protect the industry in the northern United States by taxing imports). At this point in history, many of the leaders of South Carolina were under the idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law and could “nullify” the law. This was a result that many colonists from South Carolina felt that the protective tax was benefiting the

Andrew Jackson strongly believed in preserving the union. Andrew Jackson stated that, “The union was formed for the benefit of all...Everyone must see that the other States, in self-defense, must oppose secession at all costs”. The nullifiers stated that if the federal government tried to use its strength against South Carolina, then the state would form its own independent government and retreat from the union.

South ‘Carolina took this writing and tried to disobey the laws by gathering up the congress men of the state. In result leading to all congress men to agree and repeal the tariffs of 1828, (making a statement that the slave states can prevent the future abolition of slavery). In addition to this uproar, President Andrew Jackson believed it was important to keep the Union in peace, so he enforced the bill of 1832, (presidential powers to enforce federal law), and sent out troops and navies, along with he himself to collect the tariffs in the Southern states. Upon arrival, President Jackson talked to the planters and compromised with them by saying that they have to continue paying the tariffs, but over time, each year the amount of tariffs

To Jackson he thought the main purpose of the constitution is to form a more perfect union. He was willing to help the poor and wanted them to get what they deserve. He didn’t like the idea of nullification. In document N it quotes “I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the US, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorized spirt,” This shows how he didn’t want them to nullify anything from the constitution because of the law of the US. In similar thought he also wanted this to benefit from something. He didn’t not want to lead into a war because it will form someway. In Document O “The Union was formed for the benefit of all. It was produced by the sacrifice of interest and opinions.” This shows that he wanted things to change in his way so war didn’t form because then he would be in charge if that were to happen.

After Jackson's removal, with the bank gone the country went into a depression in 1837. This bank removal was selfish and helped Jackson win and get reelected in 1832. Secondly, Jackson used force to try and keep the country together, almost causing a war. This happened during what was called the Nullification Crisis in 1832, during Jackson's presidency. South Carolina wanted Jackson to remove the tariff that was placed on them believing it helped industry in the North and severely hurt the south. South Carolina believed it was unconstitutional because it favored manufacturing over agriculture and commerce, the tariff was unfair because it favored the north and the people of a state had the power to veto any law which violated the Constitution. South Carolina said that if they were forced to pay the tax they would threaten to secede from the Union. This was led by Jackson’s Vice President John C. Calhoun. Jackson refused to listen and declared the U.S., “...a nation by a joint, not by several acts” (Nullification Proclamation,

The nullification crisis also allowed Jackson a way to promote democracy even further. When the states were met with a new tariff law, the North was very happy but the South started to question Jackson. Because Jackson understood the South’s concerns, he decided to lower the tariff (Section 14.5 “The Nullification Crisis”). Some states, mostly South Carolina, were still not pleased that there was any tariff at all; these states were filled with a lot of people who believed in state’s rights. When South Carolina wanted to retaliate, Jackson promised he would be forceful during the nullification crisis if anyone fought over it.

The Nullification Crisis was the formal suspension by a state of federal law inside the borders. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the first voices to introduce this concept to oppose the alien and sedition acts. The convention in New England saw that it was protection against federal intrusion on citizen’s territories and their rights. The Crisis started in May of 1828 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, which caused problems between north and South Carolina and the federal government.when Andrew Jackson came to office in 1828, the relationship between the North and the South was tenuous. The Nullification convention declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and unenforceable within the state of South

But, Jackson was not always happy with them either. This was when the nullification crisis was brought along with Nicholas Biddle and the bank. For the bank, many people liked it but plenty did not. People who liked the bank appreciated that it was a safe place for money, it made loans to businesses, and it was a stable currency. People who disliked the bank believed the wealthy stood for unfair privilege and opposed the way the the bank restricted loans made by state banks. Republicans and business people liked the bank but Andrew Jackson, farmers, southerners, democrats, and westerners were opposed to it. Jackson disliked Nicholas Biddle because of the fact he did favors for the wealthy. So, knowing Jackson came from a non wealthy family, he thought this was unfair. When Biddle renewed the bank’s charter early, Jackson then decided to veto the bill. Next, was the Nullification Crisis. This was when the southerners thought the tariff was unfair, while John C. Calhoun said states could null or get rid of law. If you were for nullification this meant that you believed states have the right to nullify or cancel a federal law. If you were against nullification, you believed the federal government is more powerful than the states and that we must keep the union together. People that were for nullification was John C. Calhoun and the South. People who were against this were Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, and the North.

Jackson’s response to the S.C. doctrine was explained with the creation of his Nullification Proclamation, on December 10,1832. He declared his vigorous intent to reinforce the law and was willing to seek an agreement that would eventually lower the unsatisfactory tariffs. In 1833 congress passed a comprise bill which would set a new tariff. When this new deal was accepted by all other