Despite his promise to serve for one term only, Jackson changes his mind, and in January 1831 the Washington Globe – his official newspaper organ edited by Francis Preston Blair – announces that he will run again in 1832.
His opponents have already nicknamed him “King Andrew,” for what they regard as his autocratic approach to running the federal government. Their intent is to dislodge them in any way they can.
Three different men from three different political parties will lead the charge against Jackson. Two are very familiar figures on the national stage – Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
The third – Thurlow Weed – will achieve fame in the decades ahead, not as a candidate for office, but as a political strategist intent on creating a new Anti-Democrat party capable of winning the White House.
Jackson’s principal opponent in 1832 will be his mortal enemy, Henry Clay, who is back in Congress as of November 1831, as Senator from Kentucky.