John C. Calhoun, the Antebellum South’s Great Champion, Says His Life’s Work Draws Him to a Conclusion that only State Sovereignty Over Federal Government Can Save the Union
Himself the prime proponent of nullification in 1831, he lauds the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 which claimed that states could declare federal laws void
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In the following letter, Calhoun articulates his core philosophy, one that guided his actions throughout his political career. Autograph Letter Signed, Washington, May 30, 1842, to John Letcher, later war governor of Virginia. “Dear sir, I enclose copies of my speech on the veto, Mr. Clay’s resolutions, and the loan bill. I...
In the following letter, Calhoun articulates his core philosophy, one that guided his actions throughout his political career. Autograph Letter Signed, Washington, May 30, 1842, to John Letcher, later war governor of Virginia. “Dear sir, I enclose copies of my speech on the veto, Mr. Clay’s resolutions, and the loan bill. I have no spare copy left of my speech on the treasury note bill delivered this session, or of either of my speeches delivered at the extra session, or I would comply with pleasure with your request in full. The result of your election gave great pleasure to our friends here. We regard it not only as a victory over Whigs and Whiggery, but indicating a thorough return to the old and long cherished doctrines of ’98. The longer I live, the deeper is my conviction that they and they only can save us politically. With great respect, John C. Calhoun.”
An interesting and significant letter on a number of levels, and with its subject being states’ rights, a very uncommon one as well.
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