The phrase "<span>nothing wrong in the maxim that to the victors belong the spoils" means that the winning political party will have the authority change current administration by the member of its party. so </span><span>Under such a system, President Andrew Jackson sought to replace existing office holders with members of his own party</span>
The supreme court heard a number of cases involving slavery in the late 1840s and 1850s. With one mnor exception, slaveowners won every one of these cases and the court overwhelmingly supported the power of congress to assist them in recobering fugitive slaves.