Henry Clay Vs Jackson Dbq

all of the states outside of New England including Kentucky. This distressed Henry not only because he viewed Jackson as unqualified, but because it means Kentucky rejected his domestic policies. As John Quincy Adam’s administration came to an end, Henry Clay chose to return home instead of accepting an invitation to the United States Supreme Court. During his time at home, he devoted most of his time to farming on his plantation. After returning home for a while, Clay chose to return to federal office in 1831 by winning election to the senate over Richard Mentor Johnson. Having not been in the Senate for over 20 years, his leave marks the fourth longest gap in service in history. Quickly, Clay once again became a major opponent to the Jackson

In a speech in 1834 Clay compared Jackson’s enemies to the Whigs and this name was taken on by Jackson’s opponents. This term proved to be more unifying than National Republicans and they succeeded them as the principal opposition to the Democrats. In the 1836 presidential election, the Whigs were too unorganized to nominate a single candidate. Four candidates ran against Van Buren: William Henry Harrison, Hugh White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Mangum. Henry Clay chose not to run in this election partially due to the fact that he was experiencing grief over the death of his daughter

He would only seek the office if he retained the support of his fellow Whigs. Many Whigs did become convinced that Clay’s classic Whig principles did deserve another chance, and he became interested in another run at presidency. However, Clay failed to win the nomination against Zachary Taylor and was once again embittered by his failures. After having failed to receive the presidential nomination, Henry Clay accepted election to the Senate in 1849. Clay played a very important role in designing a compromise in 1850 between North and South. Tensions were become increasingly dangerous in regard to slavery. On January 29, 1850 Clay proposed a series of resolutions to reconcile the North and the South. This compromise would become widely regarded as the Compromise of 1850. Clay is given much credit for this compromise and the positive affects it had on calming the tension between North and South. As a result of his declining health, Clay announced that he would resign from the Senate in September 1852. At the age of 75, Henry Clay died of Tuberculosis on June 29, 1852. In his will, he freed all of the slaves that he held at the time of his death. When Clay died, his only surviving children were his sons Theodore, Thomas, James, and John who inherited his