Nullification Isis

The nullification isis of 18 32, 33 had to do with the protective tariff system. The idea of nullification is that you don't just nullify things you don't like. You have to be able to make a constitutional argument. And when that crisis ended, well, what was the result? I mean, some people say, well, this just goes to show that nullification doesn't work. But on the other hand, they got the so called tariff of abominations gradually eliminated. So how is that not, in fact, a victory for the nullifiers?