. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . ^^ devoted follower of Jackson. *^ The other great leaders of the time were the trio Calhoun, Webster, and Clay, who had filled the public eyesince 1816. 1 These two manufacturing States the labor vote carried for Jackson.^ The tariff favored wool and some other raw products of the West. 462 POLITICS AND LEADERS 463 Calhoun, of strict Calvinistic training, keen in logic,austere in morals, was no longer the ardent young enthusiastfor nationality that he had been just before and after theWar of 1812. He had reversed his stand on the t
. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . ^^ devoted follower of Jackson. *^ The other great leaders of the time were the trio Calhoun, Webster, and Clay, who had filled the public eyesince 1816. 1 These two manufacturing States the labor vote carried for Jackson.^ The tariff favored wool and some other raw products of the West. 462 POLITICS AND LEADERS 463 Calhoun, of strict Calvinistic training, keen in logic,austere in morals, was no longer the ardent young enthusiastfor nationality that he had been just before and after theWar of 1812. He had reversed his stand on the tariff, togo with his section. He was the chief spokesman of theplanters, and the most powerful advocate of the right of. i nullification. He still loved the Union, but he believedit could be preserved only by making it elastic enough sothat the States might nullify Federal laws. Webster was a majestic intellect and a master in , too, had reversed his stand both on the tariff and theBank, to go with his section. He was the leading champion 464 JACKSONS ADMINISTRATION, 1829-1837 in Congress of the manufacturing capitalists; and, from anadvocate of States Rights in the War of 1812, he hadbecome the great defender of the Union. Clay, impetuous, versatile, winning, was the only one ofthe three who still held his old positions on leading 1820 he had been absolutely supreme in the that time he had lost influence because of his supportof the Bank; and his alliance with Adams in 1824 hadstill further undermined his popularity. However, he re-mained the only leader who could at all withstand Jacksonin his own section; and not even Jackson won such devotedpersonal enthusiasm. T
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