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ANDREW JACKSON 291 Republican fell into disuse. The loose construc- tionists, under the lead of Clay, took the name of Whigs, as it suited their purpose to describe Jack son as a kind of tyrant ; and they tried to discredit their antagonists by calling them Tories, but the device found little favor. On strict constructionist grounds Jackson in 1829 vetoed the bill for a gov ernment subscription to the stock of the Maysville turnpike in Kentucky, and two other similar bills he disposed of by a new method, which the Whigs indignantly dubbed a "pocket veto." The struggle over the tariff was especially important as bring ing out a clear expression of the doctrine of nulli fication on the part of South Carolina. Practically, however, nullification was first attempted by Georgia in the case of the disputes with the Chero kee Indians. Under treaties with the Federal gov ernment these Indians occupied lands that were covered by the white people. Adams had made himself very unpopular in Georgia by resolutely defending the treaty rights of these Indians. Im mediately upon Jackson s election, the state gov ernment assumed jurisdiction over their lands, and proceeded to legislate for them, passing laws that discriminated against them. Disputes at once arose, in the course of which Georgia twice refused to obey the supreme court of the United States. At the request of the governor of Georgia, Jackson withdrew the Federal troops from the Cherokee