But at the same time, many Southerners saw Jackson as a beacon of opposition to a powerful federal government, which they feared would eventually be used against slavery. [37] Between 1824 and 1828, the United States Army Corps of Engineers conducted surveys for a bevy of potential roads, canals, railroads, and improvements in river navigation. [55] Many of his appointments were designed to mollify critics rather than to reward supporters.
in favor of the measure, he instead yelled, "No! [179] Adams generally opposed the initiatives of President Van Buren, long a political adversary, though they maintained a cordial public relationship. The library is located at Peacefield (the "Old House") at Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Adams had been a vehement critic of the war, and as Congressmen rose up to say, "Aye!" [135] Though many saw Troup as unreasonable in his dealings with the federal government and the Native Americans, the administration's handling of the incident alienated those in the Deep South who favored immediate Indian removal. [34] In November of that same year he ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives. [193] After 1846, ill health increasingly affected Adams, but he continued to oppose the Mexican–American War until his death in 1848. ", "Three Authentic Writers Have Occupied the Oval Office", "Face the Lens, Mr. President: A Gallery of Photographic Portraits of 19th-Century U.S. Presidents", "What's Wrong with HBO's Dramatization of John Adams's Story", "John Quincy Adams and American Conservatism", Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: A Digital Collection, United States House of Representatives, 1831–1848, President of the United States, 1825–1829, U.S. The National Republican candidate, John Davis, won 40% of the vote, while Adams finished in second place with 29%. The State Department tasked Adams with developing commercial relations with Prussia and Sweden, but President Adams also asked his son to write him frequently about affairs in Europe. [68] Monroe met regularly with his five-person cabinet, which initially consisted of Adams, Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Crowninshield, and Attorney General William Wirt. By contrast, Clay viewed Jackson as a dangerous demagogue, and he was unwilling to support Crawford due to the latter's health issues. [42] Adams adapted these classical republican ideals of public oratory to the American debate, viewing its multilevel political structure as ripe for "the renaissance of Demosthenic eloquence".
in favor of the measure, he instead yelled, "No! [179] Adams generally opposed the initiatives of President Van Buren, long a political adversary, though they maintained a cordial public relationship. The library is located at Peacefield (the "Old House") at Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Adams had been a vehement critic of the war, and as Congressmen rose up to say, "Aye!" [135] Though many saw Troup as unreasonable in his dealings with the federal government and the Native Americans, the administration's handling of the incident alienated those in the Deep South who favored immediate Indian removal. [34] In November of that same year he ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives. [193] After 1846, ill health increasingly affected Adams, but he continued to oppose the Mexican–American War until his death in 1848. ", "Three Authentic Writers Have Occupied the Oval Office", "Face the Lens, Mr. President: A Gallery of Photographic Portraits of 19th-Century U.S. Presidents", "What's Wrong with HBO's Dramatization of John Adams's Story", "John Quincy Adams and American Conservatism", Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, The Diaries of John Quincy Adams: A Digital Collection, United States House of Representatives, 1831–1848, President of the United States, 1825–1829, U.S. The National Republican candidate, John Davis, won 40% of the vote, while Adams finished in second place with 29%. The State Department tasked Adams with developing commercial relations with Prussia and Sweden, but President Adams also asked his son to write him frequently about affairs in Europe. [68] Monroe met regularly with his five-person cabinet, which initially consisted of Adams, Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Crowninshield, and Attorney General William Wirt. By contrast, Clay viewed Jackson as a dangerous demagogue, and he was unwilling to support Crawford due to the latter's health issues. [42] Adams adapted these classical republican ideals of public oratory to the American debate, viewing its multilevel political structure as ripe for "the renaissance of Demosthenic eloquence".