A history of the United States . having served inthat capacity, — and hehad also the support ofNew England; but hislack of magnetism countedgreatly against him. Cal-houn, who was still strongin the North on accountof his nationalistic views,which, however, he wasfast abandoning, soon contented himself with receiving assur-ance of the Vice Presidency. Crawford, whose health was very 1 Born in 1767; died, 1848. Taken to the University of Leyden early in life,and at fourteen was secretary to the Minister to Russia; graduated atHarvard, 1788; admitted to the bar, 1791; Minister to Holland, 1794-17
A history of the United States . having served inthat capacity, — and hehad also the support ofNew England; but hislack of magnetism countedgreatly against him. Cal-houn, who was still strongin the North on accountof his nationalistic views,which, however, he wasfast abandoning, soon contented himself with receiving assur-ance of the Vice Presidency. Crawford, whose health was very 1 Born in 1767; died, 1848. Taken to the University of Leyden early in life,and at fourteen was secretary to the Minister to Russia; graduated atHarvard, 1788; admitted to the bar, 1791; Minister to Holland, 1794-1797; toPrussia, 1797-1801; United States senator, 180S-1808; Minister to Russia,1809-1814; Minister to England, 1814-1817; Secretary of State, 1817-1825;elected President by House of Representatives in 1825; reentered House ofRepresentatives, 1831, where he continued till his death, a model legislator inevery department of public business. His diary, twelve volumes of whichhave been published, is a mine of valuable John Quincy Adams. 256 ADMINISTRATIONS OF MONROE, 1817-1825. [§ 334 poor at the time, was nominated by the regular party caucus ofcongressmen; but as caucus nominations had grown in disfavor,this fact hurt his chances. Clay had the support of the West,and was popular elseAvhere. Andrew Jackson, then a senator,was popular on account of his military record, represented thedemocratic masses more nearly than any other candidate, andhad astute political managers. At the election of 1824, Jacksonled with ninety-nine electoral votes; Adams had eighty-four;Crawford, forty-one; and Clay, thirty-seven. The election thuswent to the House of Representatives, which had to choosefrom the three highest names. 334. Choice of John Quincy Adams.— In February, 1825, theHouse, voting by states, chose Adams, for whom, as the bestfitted of the candidates. Clay had used his influence. As Adamssubsequently made Clay Secretary of State, a corrupt bargainbetween them was cha
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