1832 Andrew Jackson - Nullification Crisis

In 1832, South Carolina declared by the power of the State that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of their state. During that summer, with no sign of compromise around the Tariffs, Andrew Jackson watched the events in South Carolina very anxiously. Fearing an armed confrontation, Jackson asked congress to enact legislation permitting him to use federal troops to enforce federal laws in the face of "nullification". Fortunately, an armed confrontation was avoided, and then in December of that year with his re-election assured, Andrew Jackson rang a conciliatory note of states' rights and patriotism rather than military action. In his December 1832 address to congress, President Andrew Jackson spoke of a "moral force" that would transcend political parties and sections:

"It is my painful duty to state that in one quarter of the United States opposition to the revenue laws has arisen to a height which threatens to thwart their execution, if not to endanger the integrity of the Union. What ever obstructions may be thrown in the way of the judicial authorities of the General Government, it is hoped they will be able peaceably to overcome them by the prudence of their own officers and the patriotism of the people. But should this reasonable reliance on the moderation and good sense of all portions of our fellow citizens be disappointed, it is believed that the laws themselves are fully adequate to the suppression of such attempts as may be immediately made. Should the exigency arise rendering the execution of the existing laws impracticable from any cause what ever, prompt notice of it will be given to Congress, with a suggestion of such views and measures as may be deemed necessary to meet it."

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29474
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullification_Crisis
http://www.ushistory.org/us/24c.asp
http://kaiserhealthnews.org/cartoon/doing-the-nullification-rag/ (cartoon)
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