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Tariff of Abominations
If any state just stopped abiding by the law other states will want to try it as well and that would result in the destruction of our union.
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress John C. Calhoun of South Carolina ... Later that year in response to the tariff, Vice President John C. Calhoun of South ...
John C. Calhoun
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a pamphlet written by John C. Calhoun of South Carolinapublished in 1828denounced the Tariff of 1828 (aka the Tariff of Abominations) was unjust and unconstitutional
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Vice Presiden John C. Calhoun, along with various southern states, opposed the tariff, believing it to be unconstitutional, favoring one sector of the economy over another. They felt the protective features on tariffs were harmful to southern agrarian interests.
Southerners were outraged because they felt they were being forced to pay for the norths prosperity
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John C. Calhoun was from South Carolina