Daniel Webster was for higher tariffs because he was apart of the North and it helped keep business going. Tariff benefited Northern industry. It caused imported good to be extra expensive. States like South Carolina believed the tariffs were hurting the economy of South Carolina. It became political crises under President Jackson who sent troops to end non-compliance.
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Calhoun believed in the expansion of states' rights over the federal government and Webster believed in the federal government more than the states' rights.
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Daniel Webster strongly opposed nullification and believed that the federal government was above the states. This is made clear in the Webster-Hayne Debate of 1830, where Webster argued against pro-nullification South Carolina senator Robert Hayne.
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