Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams were among the most notable figures to run for the executive seat for the United States in 1824. In this election, Andrew Jackson won most electoral votes, but no candidate received the majority, so it was up to the House of Representatives in order to decide who was to become President. As a representative of Kentucky, Henry Clay made the controversial decision to go against the instructions of his state’s legislature and voted for Adams. He claimed that he could not “contribute to the election of a military chieftain”1. The term ‘military chieftain’ really caused bad blood between Clay and Jackson. Indeed, Jackson was an important figure in the War of 1812. As a Major General, He took offense to term and questions: “are all our brave men in war, who go forth to defend their rights, and the rights of their, and the rights of their …show more content…
Jackson in general is unfavorable to the idea that foreign stockholders will not be reported to the secretary of treasury, therefore they will not be taxed and subsequently be worth more than their American stockholder counterparts.But most of all, Jackson highly opposes the federal bank because it violates the ideals the country was made of. Those ideals of equality, are not present in the proposition. In the following quote by Jackson, it is evident that he opposes the new charter because the bank has personnel he deems to have special interests. “It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes.” 3. It is clear that Jackson saw corruption and loopholes in the proposed charter for the federal bank. He despises those who believe they are too big for the law and those who think they are invincible. He saw too much possibility for injustice in the proposed charter. It is evident that he kept the working man in mind during this