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“Jackson’s rivalry with Clay, in other words, grew largely out of the two men’s deep ideological and policy differences, but it also emerged from their deep and powerful personal animosities”(Watson 55). In Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America Harry Watson outlines the differences and animosities between Jackson and Clay. ... The bitter feelings that Jackson and Clay held between were caused by different political, personal, and ideological beliefs.
One of the many things that Jackson and Clay disagreed upon was tariffs. Clay was a strong believer in high tariffs. ... Clay’s solution to restore America’s economy was to increase tariffs; he believed this would help American Manufacturing get back on its feet. Clay even credited “The country’s prosperity to the success of the tariff” (Watson 84). Clay also bragged, “That none of the evil effects predicted by the southern opponents of high tariffs had come true” (Watson 84). Clay’s views and philosophy on tariffs were very different that those of Jackson.
Jackson was a big advocate for limited tariffs. Jackson felt that, “Congress had no right under the Constitution to take money from the people unless it is required to execute some one of the specific powers intrusted to the Government” (Watson 244). Jackson was also a strong believer that if the Government raised more funds than was need, through tariffs, it was an, “Abuse of the power of taxation, and unjust and oppressive” (Watson 244).
Approximate Word count = 1181
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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