Friday, September 5, 2014

What was Andrew Jackson sheer force of will as a man and president?

Jackson's sheer will is illustrated in his battle with
Nicholas Biddle of the Bank of the United States during which he famously told Martin
Van Buren:



The
Bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to destroy me; but I will destroy
it.



He did indeed destroy it
by vetoing the bill for its recharter and later by withdrawing all federal funds from
the bank and depositing them in state banks, which came to be known as "pet
banks."


His sheer will is also illustrated by his dealing
with the Cherokee Indian issue. The Cherokee had done all possible to assimilate into
American culture. They had begun wearing western clothing; and even operated plantations
with slave labor. They received support from the Supreme Court in the decision of
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia; and again in Worcester vs.
Georgia.
In both instances, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled against
Jackson's plan to expatriate the Indians. He is quoted as having said, "Marshall has
made his decision; now let him enforce it." Whether or not he made the comment, Jackson
did not enforce the Court's decision, and personally ordered the forced migration of the
Cherokee to Oklahoma.

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