The Conduct Of The Administration - Softcover

Alexander Hill Everett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371445973 ISBN 13: 9780371445976

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

The Conduct Of The Administration by Alexander Hill Everett. Everett argues that the United States faces a perilous political crisis under President Andrew Jackson. He contends that Jackson is unfit for office and was elevated by corrupt intrigues and the spoils system, including Van Buren and Calhoun, resulting in a “Kitchen Cabinet.” The tract attacks the administration's policy of proscription—mass removals, patronage, and sustained personal slander to influence elections—along with lax foreign policy toward Britain and Russia, and the brutal Indian policy toward the Cherokees. It condemns the Bank controversy, and warns that internal divisions, civil strife, and erosion of constitutional authority threaten the Union. Everett urges reverence for the public faith, the independence of the judiciary, and a return to virtuous republican governance. The work also emphasizes the role of the press as a vehicle for partisan manipulation and the dangers of a government dominated by a secret, influential cabal. It is a scathing early 19th-century polemic defending order and constitutional norms against Jacksonian rule.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371445973
• ISBN 13: 9780371445976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 102