The South did not agree to high import taxes. These taxes raised the prices on all goods. And import taxes on foreign goods might cause foreign nations to raise import taxes on southern cotton and tobacco. The South also opposed spending federal money for roads and canals. The mountains through parts of the southern Atlantic states would make road-building difficult and canals impossible.
The western states supported government aid in building roads and canals. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers were the only inexpensive transportation systems for moving their products to markets. The westerners also supported high taxes on imports, because they believed such taxes would raise the prices of their agricultural products.
The separate interests of these different sections produced an exciting campaign in the next presidential election. Each section had at least one candidate. Several had more than one. The campaign began almost as soon as Monroe was elected for the second time.
At one time, as many as 16 men thought of themselves as presidential possibilities. By 1822, the number had been reduced to six men.
John Quincy Adams was the only northern candidate. He was an extremely able man. He was at the time secretary of state, and there were few jobs in government he could not do, and do well. But many people found him cold and questioning. His father was John Adams, the second president of the United States.
The West had two candidates. One was Henry Clay of Kentucky, popularly known as "Harry of the West." He was a great lawyer, congressman, speaker of the House and senator.
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