Bill Debates Between President Jackson And The Indian Removal Act

Bill debates that were proposed by Jackson began later on in February, 1830. Between the House and the Senate, the debate was quite relentless. Many people that went against this bill had many concerns with it, that needed to be discussed. They felt as if they could feel the Native American’s pain as they went through all that trouble. They also felt like they didn’t want to both the Indians during treaty-making. As if they were messing with their culture, so many of the people formed problems with President Jackson because of it. Eventually the bill passes through the Senate and the house in late April and May. The whole Indian Removal Act was just a way to get Native Americans the full title to the new land. The government was going to pay

Henry Clay, who is going against Jackson, proposes the bill to bring the bank’s issues in the next election. BUT, in addition to opposing the idea of the Second Bank, Jackson gained more popularity. The Second Bank was created in the aftermath of the War of 1812. People had blamed that bank for the Panic in 1819 and Westerners/Southerners believed that the bank had only benefited the North. Though the bank could help with money supply, the bank still have opponents, which President Jackson is one of them. By the end of 1831, Clay and Webster encouraged the President of the Bank, Nicholas Biddle, to write out a petition for the renewal of the Bank. They believed that if Jackson tried to even veto this, this would become a big issue in the 1832

Even though Jackson did despise the bank, many of his ¨Jacksonians¨ supported the idea of a Second Bank. The bill eventually passed both the House and the Senate. President Jackson STILL vetoed the bill a week after it was passed. He explained heavily why he felt that he needed to veto the bill. This was one of the most important state papers of his entire presidency. General Roger Taney and Amos Kendall composed Jackson’s message. Jackson’s message had labeled the Bank as elitist and anti-republican. He also went into detail about how the Bank was very unconstitutional and that it was not really proper or necessary for the government. In the end, this powerful Bank will only benefit a few and not all. Jackson had decided to challenge the Supreme Court, which explained that the Bank is indeed, constitutional. This Bank veto was very significant, since the President ended up into the legislative process. He felt the need to veto for political AND constitutional reasons. He pointed out many non-constitutional issues that were displayed in the message, challenging the court