By Nicholas B. Vice President John C. Calhoun of South Carolina argued that the states had the right of Nullification, an action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the state objects. If accepted, Calhoun's ideas would seriously weaken the federal government.
John C. Calhoun
States' Rights
calhoun believed that federal government does not have the right to extend or restrict slavery.webster believed in supremancy of the federal government
Calhoun was a political leader in South Carolina and a strong proponent of States Rights. Calhoun was the leader who brought on the "Nullification Crisis" during Andrew Jackson's first term, when the Federal Congress raised the tariff on imported goods, which was a direct tax on rich southerners. Southerner's called it "the Tariff of Abominations". Under Calhoun's leadership South Carolina announced that it had the right to "nullify" and Federal law with which it disagreed. This was a direct challenge to the supremacy of the Federal government, and might have started the Civil War then in the 1830s. But Jackson announced that he would raise a large Federal Army, take his place at the head of it, march into South Carolina, and hang John C. Calhoun "as high as Haman" from the first tree, and everyone believed he would do it. This ended the "Nullification Crisis" as Calhoun backed down to save his neck, but the entire episode was a disturbing precursor of sectional disagreements and prepared fertile ground for the later flowering of the issues rehearsed during this crisis.
Calhoun believed that the federal government did not have the power to ban slavery, while Webster believed the government did have this power.
By Nicholas B. Vice President John C. Calhoun of South Carolina argued that the states had the right of Nullification, an action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the state objects. If accepted, Calhoun's ideas would seriously weaken the federal government.
The right of states to veto federal law
John C. Calhoun
John C Calhoun supported right of states to veto federal law.
The right of states to veto federal law
Calhoun believed in the expansion of states' rights over the federal government and Webster believed in the federal government more than the states' rights.
In Andrew jacksons presidential cabinet his vice president john C. Calhoun Supported nullification, he even wrote the south Carolina exposition and protest which was about nullification of a tariff
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States' Rights