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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Proclamation by Andrew Jackson, President of the United States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01863 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: December 10, 1832 Pagination: 1p. : Height: 78 cm, Width: 57 cm Order a Copy

Proclamation attacks the South Carolina Convention that passed the nullification ordinance. Denounces nullification as treason and rebellion, and warns the people of South Carolina to obey the laws. Jackson declares that "the power to annul a law of the United States, assume [sic] by one State, INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE UNION ... INCONSISTENT WITH EVERY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED AND DESTRUCTIVE ... " Warns that South Carolina cannot stand alone and that seceding from the Union would be a detriment to the state.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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