Why did John Calhoun resign the vice presidency in 1832?

Answer 1

Calhoun and President Jackson disagreed over nullification. They also had a dispute over Peggy O'Neil. So, after almost 8 years as Veep, Calhoun decided to run for the Senate. Therefore, at almost at the end of his term, he resigned as Veep.

Answer 2

Calhoun was a spokesman for the slave plantation system of the south and was also one of the leading war hawks who maneuvered the unprepared US into the war of 1812. In 1824 he was a candidate for president, but because of bitter attacks he settled for the vice presidency and was twice elected. After Jackson was elected president in 1829 he found himself politically isolated in national affairs. He resigned from the vice presidency to be elected senator from South Carolina and for the rest of his life defended the slave plantation system against the antislavery stance in the free states. In the Tyler administration he laid the groundwork for the annexation of Texas and the settlement of Oregon boundary with Great Britain. Reelected to the Senate in 1845 he opposed the Mexican American War because he felt that American victory would result in territorial concessions that would place the Union in jeopardy. He also oppose the entrance of CA as a free state and the free soil provision in the Oregon bill. He also foretold the split of the union unless slave states were given protection of slavery.

Answer 3

John C. Calhoun resigned from the position of Vice-President on December 28, 1832. He is the only Vice-President who has ever resigned.

Answer 4

He and Jackson disagreed over the Nullification Issue and other things, so he decided to run for the Senate. Therefore, he resigned late in his term to campaign for the Senate.

Answer 5

He resigned in December of 1832 in order to seek a seat in the US Senate.

Answer 6

John C. Calhoun resigned from the vice presidency about two months before the end of the term because he had won a special Senate election to complete a then-current Senate term.

Answer 7

He had differences with president Andrew Jackson and decided to run for the Senate, so he resigned as Veep.