Less than a month before, the Republicans in the Senate had seen one of their favorites, Albert Gallatin, unseated as failing to meet the minimum nine years citizenship constitutionally required of a U.S. senator, and they took the opportunity for revenge.
Less than a month before, the Republicans in the Senate had observed one of their supporters, Albert Gallatin, disqualified due to lacking the constitutionally mandated nine years of U.S. citizenship, and they took advantage of this situation to seek revenge.