Their rematch campaign was more nasty No libels and slanders more ghastly Adams was cast as a con and a thief Jackson as bloodthirsty milit’ry chief The outcome this time unmistakable The Jackson alliance unbreakable But victory sweet was most suddenly clouded When death his dear Rachel now tragically shrouded To Washington City the Jackson men swarmed The capital’s denizens shrank in alarm Inaugural pomp soon descended to riot The city left edgy and wrapped in disquiet In battle this general always did thrive. Early resentments helped keep him alive For bankers he felt the most scornful of all For holding the people in debt-ridden thrall The bankers held Jackson in similar sentiment With Nicholas Biddle being most eminent And making appeal to Kentuckian Clay To take up the struggle and enter the fray Clay thus proceeded to ratchet up tension Arranging for Biddle a charter extension Jackson responded by axing the charter Making of Biddle an unlikely martyr. Biddle reacted by calling in loans Producing from debtors a chorus of moans To Jackson they cried: We’re caught in the middle! Jackson roared back: Go tell it to Biddle! Jackson succeeded in strangling the bank His populist followers tendered their thanks But then reconsidered, both farmer, mechanic When fiscal convulsion resulted in panic Jackson won fame as an Indian fighter Now he intended to draw the ring tighter Tribes in the East must remove to the West Congress approved and the matter was pressed Several tribes moved, as their final resort Cherokees balked, and ventured to court Their claims surprisingly carried the day The court said: The Cherokees’ right is to stay. The judgment unraveled as land lust did grow Till finally the Cherokees knew they must go The trek caused to happen the worst of their fears Thousands succumbed on the trail of their tears
Dr. Brands, just noticed that you have voiced over all of your poems! Students will absolutely love this....mini-podcasts!
Thank you always,
Michael