disinterested and virtuous conduct of the Founding Fathers ... · disinterested and virtuous conduct of the Founding Fathers gave way to electioneering and ambition

disinterested and virtuous conduct of the Founding Fathers gave way to electioneering and ambition

Eastern power fighting “common men” of the west… Democrats riding alligator eating natives

“Imperial President” …Vetoes… including the Bank Veto & Maysville Road… trampling Constitution, internal improvements, and Judicial rulings

nullification doctrine was popular in states hurt by the tariff, but it alarmed Americans who saw it as an attack on the Constitution

The great father

paternalistic and false compassion for the Indians

Henry Clay sews his mouth shut… response to Jackson removing federal deposits from the BUS… they refused to accept his explanation of his conduct

Criticism of new political party practice of rewarding supporters with jobs

Blaming Jackson for panic; shift in thought from man’s lack of responsibility for own success/failure to blaming government policy