[Ads-l] "...now let him enforce it..."

[Stephen Goranson]

In the vaguely recalled newspaper account, Jackson (may have) retorted to an opinion that he should enforce it something along the lines of: does Massachusetts presume to enforce it?
IF so, it may be relevant that the 1832 congressman who told Horace Greeley his recollection was also from Massachusetts.
SG
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Subject: Re: "...now let him enforce it..."

In the 1832 election Andrew Jackson did not win Massachusetts.
H. Greeley claimed to get his information from a Massachusetts politician, though the "enforce it" phrase is earlier attested.
This may be a wild goose chase, based on a recalled MA/Georgia/Jackson reference I don't relocate now, but was the phrase not necessarily Jackson's words but rather that MA congressman's version of Jackson's view?

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Subject: Re: "...now let him enforce it..."

More detail.

Dec. 15, 1832
Quoting NY Com. Adv.
But let the President do justice in Georgia—let him enforce the laws for the protection of Indian rights from the encroachments of the white robbers


Nov. 27, 1861
The State [Georgia] defied the Supreme Court and kept the Missionaries in prison. Gen. Jackson was applied to to enforce the decision of the Court, but, refused, saying, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it if he can!" As we recollect, The Argus [Albany] sustained Gen. Jackson in thus humbling and nullifying the Supreme Court. We thought, and still think, Gen. Jackson was wrong—deplorably wrong

1864 Horace Greeley
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