Sen. Robert Haynes Advocates Nullification

Sen. Robert Haynes Advocates Nullification (1830)
Subject
The unconstitutional tax laws set forth by the government
Occasion
Meeting of the senate
Audience
The President and the Senate, as well as others attending
Purpose
To propose a nullification of unauthorized acts of Congress, especially in the case of unjust taxation
Speaker
Sen. Robert Haynes
Tone
Disapproval

1. While easy to choose one or the other, it would be best stated that Haynes is more so on a fine line in between being for or against the union. He presents arguments that acknowledge the union and what it was made to stand for, yet he also states that with the assertion of tariffs upon the people, the government that the union stands to defend has overstepped the limits of their power.
Daniel Webster Pleads for the Union (1830)
Subject
Webster’s views on the liberty and the union, as they should always be inseparable
Occasion
Meeting of the Senate
Audience
The President and the Senate, as well as others attending
Purpose
To propose that the law is constitutional in the sense that if it were not in the best interest of the people, the people themselves would propose an amendment to the constitution to prevent such a law from presiding over their daily lives
Speaker
Daniel Webster
Tone
Defensive (also somewhat religious)

1. Webster denotes that liberty and Union are indeed compatible with the line, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
2. Both argued that the people have the final say in how they are to be governed.