There were rumors of adultery and the coffin handbills. “According to the handbills, Andrew Jackson ordered the execution of six militiamen in black coffins during the Creek War. Twelve more coffins are shown representing the Indians and regular soldiers killed” (McNamara). Jackson’s wife Rachel was married to another man but applied for a divorce then married Jackson a year later. It was unknown that the divorce was not verified until two years after Rachel and Andrew’s marriage. Meaning that Andrew Jackson was married to another man's wife for a year. Adams used this as dirt against Jackson to gain more supporters. The article The Election of 1828 Was Marked By Dirty Tactics by Robert McNamara tells that, “In retaliation, the supporters of Andrew Jackson started to spread rumors that John Quincy Adams when he served as an American ambassador of Russia obtained an American girl from sexual services of the Russian czar” (McNamara). Supporters even began calling Adams a “pimp” and began to state that obtaining women explained his success as a diplomat. The two men and their supporters continued to start rumors or use the other men’s secrets as blackmail and advantages to leap forwards in the campaign and win the presidential
There were rumors of adultery and the coffin handbills. “According to the handbills, Andrew Jackson ordered the execution of six militiamen in black coffins during the Creek War. Twelve more coffins are shown representing the Indians and regular soldiers killed” (McNamara). Jackson’s wife Rachel was married to another man but applied for a divorce then married Jackson a year later. It was unknown that the divorce was not verified until two years after Rachel and Andrew’s marriage. Meaning that Andrew Jackson was married to another man's wife for a year. Adams used this as dirt against Jackson to gain more supporters. The article The Election of 1828 Was Marked By Dirty Tactics by Robert McNamara tells that, “In retaliation, the supporters of Andrew Jackson started to spread rumors that John Quincy Adams when he served as an American ambassador of Russia obtained an American girl from sexual services of the Russian czar” (McNamara). Supporters even began calling Adams a “pimp” and began to state that obtaining women explained his success as a diplomat. The two men and their supporters continued to start rumors or use the other men’s secrets as blackmail and advantages to leap forwards in the campaign and win the presidential