THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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due to the unconstitutionality of the tariff it was within their states rights to nullify it in their territory
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that with the increase in profit from trade they should enforce a blanket income allowance
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that although they felt the tariff was wrong they realized that they must abide by laws imposed by the federal government at all times
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as the tariff increased costs of cotton, southern land owners would need to change their crop production back to tobacco
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Detailed explanation-1: -In November 1832 South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring the tariffs null, void, and nonbinding in the state. U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson responded in December by issuing a proclamation that asserted the supremacy of the federal government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tariff of 1828 raised taxes on imported manufactures so as to reduce foreign competition with American manufacturing. Southerners, arguing that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense, referred to it as the Tariff of Abominations.
Detailed explanation-3: -In response, Jackson issued the “Proclamation to the People of South Carolina, ” arguing the constitutionality of the tariffs and pushed for Congress to pass the Force Act. Passed in 1833, this Act allowed military force against states that resisted the tariff acts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson in 1829 said the 1828 tariff was constitutional. In response the most radical faction in South Carolina began to advocate that the state itself declare the tariff null and void within South Carolina. In Washington, an open split on the issue occurred between Jackson and Vice-President Calhoun.