{"product_id":"thomas-benton-bank-of-the-united-states","title":"THOMAS BENTON: Bank of the United States","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eOld stock, some shelf wear. Edited from pages 187 to 205, Volume 1 of original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Hart Benton\u003c\/strong\u003e (1782–1858) was a U.S. Senator from Missouri and a leading opponent of the Second Bank of the United States, championing hard money (gold\/silver) over paper currency and aligning with Andrew Jackson to dismantle the institution in the 1830s\u003c\/span\u003e. Known as \"Old Bullion,\" he argued the bank favored the wealthy, empowered elitist directors like Nicholas Biddle, and harmed small farmers and Westerners.\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"jLdiGe_g,jLdiGe_h\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=jLdiGe_f\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"muU3oe\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Britannica (+3) - View related links\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjgz7apyJiUAxVpLEQIHVZZAXgQ0YISegQIARAB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Thomas-Hart-Benton-American-writer-and-politician#:~:text=In%201820%2C%20he%20was%20elected%20to%20the,memoir%2Dhistory%20of%20his%20years%20in%20the%20Senate**\" data-sb=\"\/url?sa=i\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;url=https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Thomas-Hart-Benton-American-writer-and-politician%23:~:text%3DIn%25201820%252C%2520he%2520was%2520elected%2520to%2520the,memoir%252Dhistory%2520of%2520his%2520years%2520in%2520the%2520Senate**\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjgz7apyJiUAxVpLEQIHVZZAXgQ0YISegQIARAB\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0026amp;cd\u0026amp;psig=AOvVaw1Z2eu82ohtfbsBRT-xAJQi\u0026amp;ust=1777741238438000\" data-processed=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eKey details of Benton's involvement in the \"Bank War\":\u003cspan class=\"txxDge notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"jLdiGe_p,jLdiGe_q\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=jLdiGe_o\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjgz7apyJiUAxVpLEQIHVZZAXgQi4wTegQIAxAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eOpposition to the Bank:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benton was a fierce critic in the Senate, leading the fight against rechartering the Bank of the United States in 1832, arguing it made \"the rich richer and the poor poorer\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eSupport for Jackson:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was a crucial ally of President Andrew Jackson, strongly defending Jackson's 1832 veto of the bank's charter and the subsequent removal of federal deposits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQAw\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\"Old Bullion\":\u003c\/strong\u003e Advocating for a specie-based economy (gold and silver) rather than paper money issued by the bank, he earned the nickname \"Old Bullion\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQBA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eExpunging the Censure:\u003c\/strong\u003e After the Senate censured Jackson for removing funds from the bank, Benton worked for three years to pass a resolution to \"expunge\" the censure from the Senate Journal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAMQBQ\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eLiterary Work:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benton detailed his opposition to the bank in his memoir-history, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThirty Years' View\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"jLdiGe_19,jLdiGe_1a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=jLdiGe_18\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Omni Christian Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default 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