[350] He favored James K. Polk as vice presidential candidate, but no candidate for that office was chosen.[351]
To Jackson's dismay, Harrison won the 1840 election with the Whigs capturing majorities in both houses of Congress.[352] Harrison died only a month into his term, and was replaced by Tyler. Jackson was encouraged because Tyler was not bound to party loyalties. Tyler angered the Whigs in 1841 when he vetoed two Whig-sponsored bills to establish a new national bank. Jackson and other Democrats praised Tyler,[353] but Tyler's entire cabinet, except Daniel Webster, resigned.[354]

The tomb of Andrew and Rachel Jackson at the Hermitage, designed by David Morrison (1832)
Jackson lobbied for the annexation of Texas, insisting that it belonged to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.[355] He thought that annexation would cause national division over slavery, but feared the British could use Texas as a base to threaten the United States.[356] Jackson wrote several letters to Texas president Sam Houston, urging him to wait for the Senate to approve annexation and explaining how much Texas would benefit as a part of the United States.