A history of the United States . f the twenty-four States. WhenAdams appointed Claysecretary of state thecry of bargain and cor-ruption was raised, andJohn Randolph with hiswithering sarcasm re-ferred to the combinationof the Puritan and theBlackleg, the latter epi-thet being called forth byClays gambling propen-sity. Clay challengedRandolph to a duel, butfortunately neither wasJohn Quincy Adams. iniured Jacksons followers were greatly outraged at the electionof Adams and immediately began laying their plans for theReshaping next Campaign. They believed that the will ofof political lYiQ people
A history of the United States . f the twenty-four States. WhenAdams appointed Claysecretary of state thecry of bargain and cor-ruption was raised, andJohn Randolph with hiswithering sarcasm re-ferred to the combinationof the Puritan and theBlackleg, the latter epi-thet being called forth byClays gambling propen-sity. Clay challengedRandolph to a duel, butfortunately neither wasJohn Quincy Adams. iniured Jacksons followers were greatly outraged at the electionof Adams and immediately began laying their plans for theReshaping next Campaign. They believed that the will ofof political lYiQ people had been thwarted by the Adams-National Clay combination, and they soon organized aRepublicans strong opposition to the new administration,cratic The Calhoun group had supported Jackson, and Republicans ^ow the Crawford group, which controlled Virginiaand New York, also joined the opposition, among themMartin Van Buren, of New York, a shrewd and tactfulleader, destined to be Jacksons ablest counselor and mosttrusted Growth and Expansion 267 Adamss first message to Congress was unfortunate. Init he favored internal improvements and other nationalactivities that smacked too much of Hamiltonian theoriesof government. Three weeks later he sent a special messageto Congress asking for an appropriation to send delegatesto a congress of the Spanish-American republics to be heldat Panama in the summer of 1826. A violent debate en-sued in which the slavery question again figured, since thenegro Republic of Hayti was to be represented at the con-gress, and several of the other republics were committed toa policy of emancipation. The necessary appropriation wasfinally made, but it was delayed so long that the delegatescould not reach Panama in time for the congress. No president ever encountered more persistent opposi-tion throughout his entire administration than lines became closely drawn once more. The Adams-Clay faction became known as National Republicans and
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