Corrupt Bargain definition
Corrupt Bargain. The charge make by Jacksonians in 1825 that Henry Clay had supported John Quincy Adams in the House presidential vote in return for the office of Secretary of State. It is believed that Henry Clay knew he could not win, so he traded his votes for an office. 403. Panama Conference, 1826 Summoned by the Venezuelan revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar, in 1826 to discuss commercial treaties, adopt a code of international law, and arrive at a common Latin American policy toward Spain. Two delegates were sent by the U.S., but were delayed so long that when they got there the meeting was over. They were uncomfortable about black and whites mixing at the meeting. Showed the good relations between U.S. and South America. 404. Tariff of Abominations, 1828 Also called the "Black Tariff," it raised the tariff on imported manufactured goods. The tariff protected the North (manufacturers) but harmed the South; the South said that the tariff was economically discriminatory and unconstitutional because it violated state's rights. It passed because New England favored high tariffs. 405. Vice-President Calhoun - South Carolina Exposition - States' Rights - Nullification Vice-President Calhoun anonymously published the essay South Carolina Exposition, which proposed that each state in the Union counter the tyranny of the majority by asserting the right of the states to nullify an unconstitutional act of Congress. It was written in reaction to the Tariff of 1828, which he said placed the Union in danger and stripped the South of its rights. South Carolina had threatened to secede if the tariff was not revoked; Calhoun suggested state nullification as a more peaceful solution.