New Englanders saw no trouble in the tariff and neither did the Westerners. The South on the other hand hated the tariff because it hurt its exports. Once again the country was divided and this tariff issue became a precursor the Civil War. If Jackson wanted political democracy, he should of sided with all regions of America. To run a government by the people, it must be understood that different people want different things, such as in this case. As defense to Jackson not willing to stop tariffs, South Carolina's John C. Calhoun writes the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest." This declares that the tariff was unjust and unconstitutional and that the states can ratify, not obey, if they please. As stated in the "Acts and Resolutions of South Carolina (1835)," "Resolved, That the legislature of South Carolina, having every confidence in the justice and friendship of the non-slaveholding states,.earnestly requests that the governments of these states will promptly and effectually suppress all those associations within their respective limits purporting to be abolition societies." This declares that the slave states wanted the free states to discontinue any association that dealt with abolitionism. For Jackson, it had turned into one big mess. Sectionalism was knocking at his door and political democracy was becoming very faint.
It was well known that Jackson was for the common man. Even though he was rich, like Jefferson, Jackson still saw himself as a representer in Congress for the common man. He was very well liked because he has something in common with the common man. Jackson led them into battle and the men trusted him. When he went to congress, he believed in individual liberty. Like often times quoted, "all men are created equal." Jackson certainly did not obtain this idea when troubles with the Indians aroused in Georgia. For hundreds of years Indians have been known for being very primitive in ways and customs.
