Young folks' history of the United States . ITED STATES. The seventh President. America to this day about it. There are those whothink that a high tariff, or duty, should be put on cer-tain manufactured goods, in order to keep out foreigngoods, and protect American manufactures. There areothers who think that trade should be entirely free, andthat there should be no duties or custom-houses at these, there are people of all shades ofopinion, even now, as there were in Mr. Adamss he favored a higher tariff than his opponent; andthis was one chief reason why he failed of re-e
Young folks' history of the United States . ITED STATES. The seventh President. America to this day about it. There are those whothink that a high tariff, or duty, should be put on cer-tain manufactured goods, in order to keep out foreigngoods, and protect American manufactures. There areothers who think that trade should be entirely free, andthat there should be no duties or custom-houses at these, there are people of all shades ofopinion, even now, as there were in Mr. Adamss he favored a higher tariff than his opponent; andthis was one chief reason why he failed of re-electionafter his first term of office. Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, was the next presi-dent, serving two terms, — from 1829 to 1837. He had been well knownas an army officer,from the time whenhe built up the cot-ton breastworks atNew Orleans, andrepulsed the Britisharmy by firing frombehind them. Hewas a man of greatcourage, honesty,and energy, thouglisomewhat narrow-and violent. Whilehe was president,there grew up muchdiscontent in the. ANDREW JACKSON. Mulliflca-tion. Southern States with regard to the tariff. In South Car-olina especially, it was thought that the duties imposed NULLIFICATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 263 were altogether too favorable to Northern manufactu- convention rers; and finally a conve-ition was held in the State, in ca?ouna. 1832, to plan secession from the Union. It was decided that no duties should be paid in South Carolina after a certain day; and that, if the United States Government attempted to enforce such payment, South Carolina should organize a separate government. At the head of this organization was to be placed Mr. Calhoun, the vice-president of the United States. Medals were made with the inscription, John C. Calhoun, First President of the Southern Confederacy. Blue cockades were worn in the streets, with a button in the centre, bearing a palmetto, a symbol chosen for the new nation. All this was called nullification. Preparation for armed
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