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3 pp, 7 ¾ x 12 ¾,ALS, Wilcox County, Alabama, July 4th, 1832, Charles Connor writesto his brother William of Fairfield Corner, Maine, in part about thenullification crisis, which threatened the federal government’s sovereignty byallowing South Carolina to reject federal tariffs. He writes that the country “are run mad withnullification.” He hopes the crisis will end “in the election of Henry Clay toPresidency.” Connor also references the scandal caused by Peggy Eaton, wife ofJackson’s Secretary of War, who was ignored by other wives of cabinet membersas she was thought to have loose morals. This ultimately forced her husband toresign and enabled Jackson to replace his entire cabinet, which was intended tohelp his troubled presidency.

Jacksonargued before Congress thatstatenullificationof federal laws was misguided, unconstitutionaland treasonous to the country. The nullification movement was led by John C.Calhoun, Jackson's vice president. Congress passed the Force Actthatauthorized the use of military force against any state that resisted tariffacts. In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun thatslowly lowered tariffs over the next decade.The Compromise Tariffof 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullificationcrisis.

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