What were jacksons main problems with Henry Clay and John C Calhoun?
In the 1824 Election, Henry Clay ran together with John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William H. Crawford, all as Democratic-Republican candidates. There was no clear majority in the Electoral College. The election was thrown to the U.S. House of Representatives. As per the Twelfth Amendment, only the top three candidates in the electoral vote were candidates in the House: Jackson, Adams, and Crawford. Clay was left out, but as Speaker of the House, would play a crucial role in deciding the presidency. Clay detested Jackson and had said of him, “I cannot believe that killing 2,500 Englishmen at New Orleans qualifies for the various, difficult, and complicated duties of the Chief Magistracy.” Moreover, Clay’s economic beliefs were far closer to Adams’s position on tariffs and internal improvements than Jackson’s or Crawford’s, so Clay threw his support to Adams. John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, on the first ballot.
