This man was the recipient of the Haverhill petition, which called for the secession of his home state.
This man was the recipient of the Haverhill petition, which called for the secession of his home state. During his first State of the Union address, this president stated "we were palsied by the will of our constituents." Worcester's cause in Worcester v. Georgia was argued by this man's Attorney General, William (*) Wirt. In another position, this man oversaw negotiations that guaranteed U.S. fishing rights around New Foundland, secured Rupert's Land for the U.S., and called for a joint occupation of the Oregon Country with Britain. This man ran on a National Republican ticket with Richard Rush before later representing Cinque's mutineers in the Amistad case. This president appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State in a move decried as a "Corrupt Bargain." For 10 points, name the sixth U.S. President, also the son of the second U.S. President.
This man was the recipient of the Haverhill petition, which called for the secession of his home state.
John Quincy Adams [prompt on "Adams;" do not accept "John Adams"]