The removal of the deposits, and the contract with the state banks to receive those deposits, he asserts were both unlawful; and the measure itself neither lawful nor just--an arbitrary act, without law and against law.
Quincy critiques President Jackson's actions regarding the removal of public funds, emphasizing their illegality and injustice.
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