| 美國銀行與輝格黨 The U.S. Bank and the Whigs
傑克森與民主黨人在1835年合作贏得維吉尼亞州議會大多數的席次，當時各州的議會代表將選出美國參議員。
約翰泰勒於1836年辭去參議員職務，不願意依循維吉尼亞立法單位命令、將譴責傑克森移出美國銀行存款的訊息隱匿起來；這個事件為何讓泰勒吸引了輝格黨的注意、視他為有潛力的政黨提名候選人？
Jackson and the Democrats worked to win a majority in the Virginia legislature in 1835. In those days, the state legislature elected (and could expel) its U.S. senators.
John Tyler resigned his Senate seat in 1836 rather than follow the instructions of the Virginia legislature to erase from the Senate Journal the censure against Jackson for removing deposits from the U.S. Bank. How did this incident bring Tyler to the Whig's attention as a potential party candidate?
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