In June 1834 , Stevenson resigned from Congress to accept appointment from Andrew Jackson as Minister to the United Kingdom . In June of that year , the United States Senate denied him confirmation by a vote of 23 to 22 . Jackson 's opponents in Congress argued that Jackson had offered Stevenson the appointment in 1833 , and that when Congress convened later that year , Stevenson had organized the House , including committee assignments and chairmanships , in accordance with Jackson 's preferences . In the Anti-Jacksonian view , this amounted to a '' quid pro quo '' that allowed executive branch interference with the prerogatives of the legislative branch . Following his denial by the Senate , he returned to Virginia and resumed the practice of law and in addition , he presided over the 1835 Democratic National Convention
1835 Democratic National Convention
1835 Democratic National Convention
Andrew Stevenson