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• Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
  
• Notable Positions: Vice President of the United States, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United States Secretary of State, Governor of New York, United States Senator from New York
  
• Biography: A member of America’s insular Dutch community, Van Buren gained fame for his ability to interact with people from multiple, ethnic, income, and societal groups. An accomplished lawyer, political organizer, and multi-linguist, Van Buren first came to public attention at the age of 18, when he was selected as a delegate for the Democratic-Republican Party convention in Troy, New York. Afterward, Van Buren made a name for himself by leading the “Bucktails,” a faction dedicated to thwarting the corrupt Governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, and his Erie Canal Project. In 1821, Van Buren joined the United States Senate, where he supported Andrew Jackson and avoided involving himself in the Corrupt Bargain. As a result, Jackson considers Van Buren a close friend. Calhoun’s attempts to destroy Van Buren’s career has only strengthened their partnership. Many partymen believe Van Buren will be Jackson’s successor.
  
• Platform: Van Buren’s relationship with the American System is complicated, reflecting his often convoluted political alliances. When he was appointed to the United States Senate in 1821, it was because he had positioned himself as an opponent to DeWitt Clinton and his internal improvement programs. After joining, however, he aligned himself with Clay in supporting road repairs and canal construction. At one point in his career, Van Buren embraced Monroe’s recommendation that the Congress pass a constitutional amendment explicitly allowing internal improvement projects, before deciding that an amendment was unnecessary. Though he voted for tariffs in 1824 and 1828, he later abandoned protectionism in favor of free trade. In 1836, Van Buren stands as a loyal Jacksonite, firmly opposed to federally-funded internal improvement projects, the Bank of the United States, and the American System. He has announced that the national bank will be dead under his administration. He also sides with Jackson on the Indian Removal Act and in opposing Nullification. In foreign affairs, Van Buren supports closer ties with America’s traditional ally, France, and improved relations with the country as Secretary of State. He has also been ceaseless in his attempts to open up foreign markets to American goods and was integral in opening the Middle East to American trade. Though many fear that Van Buren is a crypto-abolitionist, Van Buren has sworn to do nothing that might threaten slavery. Though he considers it immoral, he believes that it is constitutionally sanctioned and dares not to threaten national unity over it. While Van Buren has opposed Jackson in the matter of replacing political appointees with loyal Jacksonians, Van Buren has secretly been filling the State Department with his personal allies.

• Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Representative from Kentucky, United States Senator from Kentucky
  
• Biography: Born as the son of Kentucky’s wealthiest landowner, Richard Johnson and his family are an active part of the Democratic Party. A defender of the poor, a veteran of the War of 1812, and a fellow Kentuckian, Johnson has earned the admiration of Jackson despite the former’s controversial thirty-year long legislative career, which has seen him undertake crusades against powerful political interests. Much like his professional career, Johnson’s personal life has earned him intense ire. Since his father’s death, Johnson has openly cavorted with one of his slaves, treating her as his common law wife despite Kentucky’s laws against interracial relationships. Worse, he has raised two children of the relationship as his own, giving them his surname and demanding that they receive equal treatment within the community. For this breach of etiquette, the Democratic Party’s Southern faction has unsuccessfully tried to remove Johnson from the party and many have threatened to stop supporting the Democrats if Johnson is elected. Johnson is also known for his unusual interests and beliefs. Johnson believes the earth is hollow and has spent the last few years of his congressional career trying to secure funding for an expedition of the Earth’s core. He has dreams of opening a small tavern in his hometown.
  
• Platform: Johnson is a Jacksonian and was explicitly placed on the ticket by Jackson, despite objections from the Southerners within the party. As such, Johnson considers himself a crusader of the poor and downtrodden. He has personally led the effort to end imprisonment for debt, freeing countless Americans from permanent incarceration, and has tried to increase the benefits given to widows, such as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. After the Panic of 1819, Johnson proposed debt relief for affected families, welfare for the unemployed, and bankruptcy legislation to protect future individuals from similar calamities. He has also taken on more, controversial, initiatives to improve the effectiveness of government. In 1816, he proposed that Congress move from a per diem system, which encouraged delays and tedium, with an annual salary of $1,500. Though it passed, the bill caused mass public backlash and Congress returned to a per diem system after Johnson’s supporters were voted out of office. He also earned public ire for opposing a petition to stop mail deliveries on Sunday. Though a practicing Baptist, Johnson does not believe that government should legislate the tenets of any particular denomination and that the religiously-motivated petition would set a bad legal precedent. Johnson is a slaveowner, who considers slavery to be a political and moral necessity in most circumstances. Though previously known for using brutal tactics against Indians, Johnson hopes to re-educate Indians in “European-American values” so that they might have some participation in society. He opposes the national bank and Whig tariff policies.

• Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Representative from South Carolina, United States Senator from South Carolina
  
• Biography: William Smith is a minor South Carolina politician who joined the Democratic-Republican Party near its foundation. A true Southerner, Johnson was chosen to fill a vacancy left in the Senate in 1816. He is a relatively unknown figure whose only major contribution was his work on the Missouri Compromise on behalf of the South. He is a friend of Andrew Jackson.
  
• Platform: William Smith is one of South Carolina’s few Jacksonians and a minor annoyance to the otherwise unchallenged John C. Calhoun. An opponent to nullification, William Smith supports Jackson’s use of military force to quell the potentially treasonous activities of his state. Otherwise, William Smith is a typical Southern politician. He opposes tariffs, internal improvements, and the national bank. He is an avid proponent of slavery. During the Missouri Compromise, William Smith argued that the institution was good for society. For this reason, William Smith has been adopted by Virginians as a protest against the unconventional Richard Johnson. Many see William as a conventional alternative to a man that openly fraternizes with his property.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Ambassador to Colombia, United States Senator from Ohio, United States Representative from Ohio, Governor of the Indiana Territory, Secretary of the Northwest Territory
  
• Biography: William Henry Harrison has often referred to himself as a “Child of the Revolution” because he is one of the few politicians old enough to remember the American Revolutionary War. The son of an elite Virginia family, Harrison grew up around figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and witnessed first-hand much of the fighting to create a new nation during and after the Revolution. Inspired by what he saw, and knowing that he would not inherit any lands as his family’s youngest son, Harrison joined the military where he rapidly rose through the ranks for defending settlers against Indian incursions. In 1811, he became a national hero for defeating Tecumseh near the Tippecanoe River, despite being greatly outnumbered and unfamiliar with the land. For his prominence, Harrison has been given prominent positions along the frontier, such as Secretary of the Northwest Territory. From his position, he has portrayed himself as a defender of the West and tried to secure cheap land for American settlers.
  
• Platform: Though an elite, Harrison is known as a leader of the frontier concerned for the public welfare of settlers across the former Northwest Territory. Throughout his career, Harrison has lobbied Congress to lower land prices and spearhead improvement projects over the Western states so that they might compete with the rest of the nation. He has also worked closely with local Indian tribes, negotiating the sale of tens of thousands of acres of land and has advocated on the behalf of slaveowners, claiming that slavery and indentured servitude in the Midwest would make it a more attractive location for settlement. A slaveowner himself, Harrison has tried to balance the interests of the North and South by supporting each state’s right to make a decision on the matter. The only issues that he believes should be nationalized is the prohibition on Freemasonry. Harrison believes the institution to be a “moral and political evil,” with its members serving dark and unknown purposes. Despite a long career, Harrison’s position on other issues is not well-known. He has spoken broadly on the need to resist imperialism by the executive branch, a common swipe at Jackson, and claimed that the veto power should only be used to stop unconstitutional laws. He has also made vague references to limiting presidential interference into the military and ensuring its independence. He is assumed to support re-establishing the Bank of the United States and the American System. Harrison is close to Clay and it can be assumed that Clay would have substantial influence on Harrison’s presidency.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Representative from New York, New York State Assemblyman
  
• Biography: Granger is a New Englander in the mold of John Adams. A Yale graduate who pursued classical studies, Granger considers himself of common-sense government and opposed to the “democratic man” that Jackson represents. In that sense, Granger is very concerned with parliamentary procedure and is often seeking compromise to ensure a well-functioning government. He has a small family in New York.
  
• Platform: Francis Granger first became prominent in New York politics as an Anti-Jacksonian, opposed to the radical reforms of Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. A “close friend of the American System,” Granger has blamed Jackson for the country’s ongoing economic turmoil, claiming that Jackson’s war with the Bank of the United States wreaked untold economic harm on the country. Unlike his running mate, Granger is a reformer and abolitionist who has used his position to promote the freeing of slaves nationwide. Granger believes that slavery is an evil institution and that the United States can only tolerate it if it becomes an issue of national unity. He does not seriously believe that the South would really secede over the issue, though. He views abolitionism to be tied to his crusade against Freemasonry and believes that the Freemasons are secretly supporting the institution. Granger briefly joined the Anti-Masonic Party briefly to support its 1832 run for the White House.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Senator from Tennessee, President pro tempore of the United States Senate
  
• Biography: White is the son of a prominent Revolutionary War veteran, best known for his efforts to form a state out of eastern Tennessee and for leading the settlement of the Southwest Territory. Much like his father, White has spent his career as a common man. He has worked intensely, endured private tutoring by a local preacher, and fought during the Cherokee-American Wars when his town came under assault. For his diligence and hard work ethnic, White was appointed to Tennessee’s highest court, a position which he used to pole vault himself intothe state senate. There, White gained prominence for engineering anti-dueling legislation and for his economic conservatism. During the Panic of 1819, White’s bank was one of the very few institutions in Tennessee to survive. Since then, White has been elevated to a national position within the United States senate. There, he describes himself as a strict constitutionalist, arguing that the federal government should have no powers that are not explicitly described in the constitution.
  
• Platform: Formerly one of Jackson’s closest friends and allies, White turned against Jackson over the Petticoat Affair, in which Jackson supported Eaton’s marriage against social elites, and Nullification, in which Jackson turned against the South’s notions of states rights. Arguing that the Presidency has gained too much power, White has joined the Whig Party to restore the South’s position of authority and to ensure the federal government abides by a strict constitutionalist interpretation of the Constitution. Nonetheless, he maintains most of the same positions that he did as a Jackson supporter. White opposes federal improvement projects, the national bank, and tariffs. He worked with Jackson to write the Indian Removal Act and considers the natives to be a threat that must be forcibly relocated or eliminated before they ravage the frontier. White is also an avid proponent of slavery who prevented the United States from attending the 1826 Congress of Panama over fears that the, largely slave-free, Latin American republics would pressure America into abolishing its “peculiar institution.” That decision, Johnson argues, should be a matter for each individual state and not something imposed by the federal government. Johnson supports American neutrality and believes that the country should avoid involvement with foreign states. In all other affairs, White considers himself an advocate of the people. He supported Jackson’s democratic reforms.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Senator from Virginia, President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 23rd Governor of Virginia, United States Representative from Virginia
  
• Biography: John Tyler is American gentry and a member of the First Families of Virginia. Wealthy and well-known, Tyler carries himself like a European aristocrat. He owns a tobacco plantation that is over one thousand acres large and controls dozens of slaves. His allies control prominent positions in local and state government, giving Tyler first pick of whatever position he or his family wants. From his power base in Virginia, Tyler has worked to thwart Clay and his efforts on the American System, believing it to be a direct threat to Virginia’s social structure. He is known as a defender of states’ liberties against federal tyranny and has only joined the Whig Party to better oppose the nationalists. His allies have raised him up as a revolutionary fighting against the oppression of “King Andrew.”
  
• Platform: Tyler began his career with the Democratic Party as an uneasy ally to Andrew Jackson and now stands firmly opposed to his administration. During the Adams presidency, Tyler worked with Jackson to prevent the expansion of federal power. He voted and filibustered against bills related to internal improvements, feeling these bills were the responsibility of the individual states. He also worked to censure any politician who supported the Bank of the United States. With the help of Jackson, Tyler also made the fight for states’ rights go national, turning much of the country against what Tyler saw as illegitimate exercises of authority. After Jackson was elected, however, the two drifted apart. Tyler loathes Jackson’s support of the spoils system and the President’s use of recess appointments. More importantly, he vocally opposed Jackson’s use of military force against South Carolina as a way of ending the Nullification Crisis. Tyler sympathizes with the Southern nullifiers and hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. While Tyler also opposes the national bank, he opposes Jackson’s use of executive orders to close the institution, considering it an unlawful use of authority. In sum, Tyler is a strict constitutionalist, opposed to Jackson personally and little else about his administration. He has almost nothing in common with the Whig Party and many suspect that he is using it as a vehicle to further his political career. In foreign affairs, Taylor is a believer in free trade and expansionism. He has ambitions about expanding the United States into Mexico.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Representative from New Hampshire, United States Representative from Massachusetts, United States Senator from Massachusetts,
  
• Biography: Daniel Webster is one of the most famous orators and legislators in the country, standing with Clay and Calhoun as one of the most influential men in the country. Born in Salisbury, New Hampshire to a small farming family, Webster quickly distinguished himself in his community for his intense interest in law and education. He has been hailed as the leading constitutional scholar of his generation and has argued over 200 cases before the Supreme Court. He is also renowned for his public speaking ability and has won many over to the cause of nationalism through his speeches alone. Though raised an ardent Federalist, and one of the last remaining Federalists still in government in 1828, Webster left his old party to support John Quincy Adams and oppose Jackson and his run for the presidency.
  
• Platform: Webster is one of the most prominent champions of strong federal government in the country, standing alongside Clay as a supporter of the American System. As one might expect, Clay is a willing advocate for tariffs, believing it necessary to enhance American manufacturing, and the Bank of the United States, blaming Jackson’s attacks on it for destroying the economy (and his personal fortune). He is a strong advocate for internal improvement projects and for modernization against the common rabble. He does not believe that the average voter can comprehend national policy. From his early days in office, Webster has stood as a staunch opponent to radicalism and secessionism, arguing strongly for compromise for the betterment of the whole country. Thus, Webster considers South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification and Calhoun’s antagonism to be uniquely dangerous. To everyone’s surprise, Webster has acted as a defender and advocate of Andrew Jackson on the nullification question, supporting his decision to send U.S. troops to the South Carolina border. Webster opposes Jackson’s policies toward the native tribes but made very few efforts to prevent the Indian Removal Act. As a New Englander, Webster does not view the issue to be particularly pressing and only submitted one half-hearted amendment that would guarantee the Indians prior to their removal. Webster has long been an opponent of extending slavery and opposes attempts to expand the Union, fearing that the new territories might be used to expand the institution. On those states with slaves, Webster’s beliefs are slightly more complicated. Though he has declared that “neither the fear of God nor the fear of man exercises a control” in the hearts of slaveowners, he has ignored attempts to regulate slavery where it currently exists. Webster supports rapprochement with England and hopes to one day achieve a lasting peace with America’s former overlords.

• Party Affiliation: Whig Party
  
• Notable Positions: United States Senator from North Carolina, United States Representative from North Carolina
  
• Biography: Born in Orange County, North Carolina to a planter class family, Magnum has had a peculiar career. Originally a Jacksonian Democrat, Magnum served in the United States House of Representatives firmly committed to Jacksonian democracy and ending Northern tyranny. Shortly after ascending to the Senate, however, he became increasingly disenchanted with Jackson and his uses of executive power. Though he ultimately voted with Jackson, following the directions of the North Carolina legislature, Magnum resigned his office in protest in 1826, generating sympathy among the general public and Southern political elites. Magnum is a well-respected personality within Southern politics. Personally, Magnum is known for his magnetic personality, charm, and easygoing temperament. He is often seen in the presence of Henry Clay.
  
• Platform: Wille Person Magnum is a nullifier and personally opposed to Jackson’s administration. Unlike many of his Southern colleagues, Magnum supports the American system’s policy on tariffs and the Bank of the United States. In particular, Magnum vigorously opposed Jackson’s decision to empty the deposits of the federal bank by executive order. While he supports American expansionism, Magnum believes that the native tribes have “a claim of protection” under the United States government and is uncomfortable with the tactics used by Jackson to ensure their removal. To counteract these abuses and tyrannies, Magnum believes that each state should have the power to declare a law unconstitutional within their borders. Much like White and Tyler, Magnum believes firmly in the concept of states rights and only supported Webster during the Missouri Compromise to avoid a greater catastrophe. He is a slaveowner and believes strongly that each man has a moral right to a slave and that abolition threatens the integrity of the Union.Despite this view, Magnum has a close and highly regarded friendship with John Chavis, a free black educator and Presbyterian minister.

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