Cadwalader Investigation

Biddle, not sure of Clay's advice to re-charter, sent good friend Thomas Cadwalader to investigate the Bank’s support in Congress. For the next six days, December 20 to December 27, Cadwalader kept close contact with Biddle and his findings. McLane warned that if the re-charter was asked for at this section that the President would certainly veto it. But after a triumphant re-election the situation would be different. "What I see of Gen. Jackson I think he would be more disposed to yield when he is strong than when he is in danger." A day later Cadwalader recovered from the discouraging conversation with McLane when he talked to McDuffie. McDuffie believed there to be more than enough votes for the bill to pass and quite possible enough support to override a veto.