South Carolina Exposition and Protest
Erin O’Leary
November 21, 2014
Essay 4
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
After the final vote on the Tariff of 1828, the South Carolina congressional delegation held two caucuses, the second at the home of Senator Robert Y. Hayne. They were rebuffed in their efforts to coordinate a united Southern response and focused on how their state, by itself, would react. They came up with the South Carolina Exposition
Also known as Calhoun's Exposition,
Was written in December 1828 by John C. Calhoun, then vice president under John Quincy Adams and later under Andrew Jackson
The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed, South Carolina would secede
The South Carolina Protest was issued by the South Carolina legislature in 1828 to announce its intention to nullify the federal tariff of 1828. The Exposition explained and defended the principles and customs upon which the Protest and nullification rested.
Calhoun argued against the Tariff of 1828, which imposed a tax on imported goods high enough to protect domestic producers from foreign competition. Northern manufacturers benefited from the tax, while Southern planters who depended on international trade suffered. Calhoun argued that a protective tariff was unconstitutional, and that states, not the Supreme Court, were the rightful judges of the constitutionality of laws.
I think the southern states had a reason to be upset, but no government is perfect and sometimes you have to adjust your personal opinions for the good of the country. The tariff that was put in place, The Tariff of 1828 was passed by the congress of the United States on May 19 1828. It was designed to protect industry in the northern United States. Something that benefits just some people and not others will cause immediate unsettlement, which it did in the south. They were upset that they would be paying money that was going to help
November 21, 2014
Essay 4
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
After the final vote on the Tariff of 1828, the South Carolina congressional delegation held two caucuses, the second at the home of Senator Robert Y. Hayne. They were rebuffed in their efforts to coordinate a united Southern response and focused on how their state, by itself, would react. They came up with the South Carolina Exposition
Also known as Calhoun's Exposition,
Was written in December 1828 by John C. Calhoun, then vice president under John Quincy Adams and later under Andrew Jackson
The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed, South Carolina would secede
The South Carolina Protest was issued by the South Carolina legislature in 1828 to announce its intention to nullify the federal tariff of 1828. The Exposition explained and defended the principles and customs upon which the Protest and nullification rested.
Calhoun argued against the Tariff of 1828, which imposed a tax on imported goods high enough to protect domestic producers from foreign competition. Northern manufacturers benefited from the tax, while Southern planters who depended on international trade suffered. Calhoun argued that a protective tariff was unconstitutional, and that states, not the Supreme Court, were the rightful judges of the constitutionality of laws.
I think the southern states had a reason to be upset, but no government is perfect and sometimes you have to adjust your personal opinions for the good of the country. The tariff that was put in place, The Tariff of 1828 was passed by the congress of the United States on May 19 1828. It was designed to protect industry in the northern United States. Something that benefits just some people and not others will cause immediate unsettlement, which it did in the south. They were upset that they would be paying money that was going to help