The Compromise Of 1850: The Contributions Of Calhoun And Daniel Webster
Murder. The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. What could posses a person to do such a heinous crime when they have almost everything going for them? Almost does not count in the presidential elections. This was especially true with the Compromise of 1850. Two large faces in America at the time, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster, had opposing views on what would be the ideal decision for the better good. The Compromise of 1850 included five bills passed to keep power balanced between slave and non-slave states following America's investment in new territory after the Mexican-American War.1 During the 1850s there were influential speeches spoken by both Calhoun and Webster, could the difference and need of power have led to Calhoun's death?
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John C.
Calhoun was a senator from South Carolina. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1811 to 1817, and after that he was Secretary of War from 1817 to 1825. Calhoun was Vice President of the United States after being Secretary of War until 1832, Secretary of State for one year between 1844 through 1845. He was a member of the Democratic Party during the 1850s. Calhoun was a leader of the pro-slavery senators.2 It is evident that Calhoun was very involved with the government. Daniel Webster served two terms in the House of Representatives. He was known as an expert on the Constitution and was elected into the senate in 1828. He was affiliated with Federalists, National Republicans, and Whig Political Parties. 3 Webster is the Prime suspect in John C. Calhoun's murder based on the fact that they each had different views on The Compromise of 1850. Other suspects are ruled out, like Jackson and Adams because they were dead. James Tallmadge was defined as "a man of fine presence, polished manners, and broad sympathies" so in this case a murder very much went against his character and what his family vouched of
him.4
Slavery was a hot controversial topic of the time, just like today whether or not the United States should be involved in foreign affairs, before fixing our own domestic affairs. Any land South was allowed slavery and Daniel Webster was indifferent to that. Webster did not Promote slavery in the south but was an advocate about no slaves in the north. The Missouri compromise states "any territory, or state, which contained land south of [The 36 30 line] should allow slavery. California, extending well south of this line, should allow slaves or be divided". 5 The Missouri Compromise was a settlement dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820 to 1821. Northern legislators tried to prohibit slavery in Missouri, which was applying to be a state. Calhoun wrote a speech against the Compromise and had James Mason read it for him on the floor of the Senate. Calhoun's speech says "The Union is endangered. . .how can the Union be preserved", the Compromise of 1850 would lead to the destruction of the United states, southern states would secede. The only reason the southern states felt dismay toward the northern states was because the north was gaining more territory after the Mexican-American War and there was "no compromise to offer". Webster wrote a speech in response to Calhoun writing that the Compromise would keep the nation together and with Calhoun speaking of seceding that would result in war. Daniel Webster was all in for the Compromise and John. C. Calhoun was barely holding out his hand. Webster opposed Calhoun’s statements in his speech, that the central government (The north) had been structured against the South.
Daniel Webster Murder John C. Calhoun so he could see his plan through. America would be great again because Slavery would be killed and the Union would stay together. There would no longer be any confusion toward what to vote on since Calhoun often went back and forth with what he believed, confusing the public. Webster got straight to the point and shot Calhoun with no witnesses so that he, Daniel Webster, would be the face of a rectified government.
John C.
Calhoun was a senator from South Carolina. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1811 to 1817, and after that he was Secretary of War from 1817 to 1825. Calhoun was Vice President of the United States after being Secretary of War until 1832, Secretary of State for one year between 1844 through 1845. He was a member of the Democratic Party during the 1850s. Calhoun was a leader of the pro-slavery senators.2 It is evident that Calhoun was very involved with the government. Daniel Webster served two terms in the House of Representatives. He was known as an expert on the Constitution and was elected into the senate in 1828. He was affiliated with Federalists, National Republicans, and Whig Political Parties. 3 Webster is the Prime suspect in John C. Calhoun's murder based on the fact that they each had different views on The Compromise of 1850. Other suspects are ruled out, like Jackson and Adams because they were dead. James Tallmadge was defined as "a man of fine presence, polished manners, and broad sympathies" so in this case a murder very much went against his character and what his family vouched of
him.4
Slavery was a hot controversial topic of the time, just like today whether or not the United States should be involved in foreign affairs, before fixing our own domestic affairs. Any land South was allowed slavery and Daniel Webster was indifferent to that. Webster did not Promote slavery in the south but was an advocate about no slaves in the north. The Missouri compromise states "any territory, or state, which contained land south of [The 36 30 line] should allow slavery. California, extending well south of this line, should allow slaves or be divided". 5 The Missouri Compromise was a settlement dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820 to 1821. Northern legislators tried to prohibit slavery in Missouri, which was applying to be a state. Calhoun wrote a speech against the Compromise and had James Mason read it for him on the floor of the Senate. Calhoun's speech says "The Union is endangered. . .how can the Union be preserved", the Compromise of 1850 would lead to the destruction of the United states, southern states would secede. The only reason the southern states felt dismay toward the northern states was because the north was gaining more territory after the Mexican-American War and there was "no compromise to offer". Webster wrote a speech in response to Calhoun writing that the Compromise would keep the nation together and with Calhoun speaking of seceding that would result in war. Daniel Webster was all in for the Compromise and John. C. Calhoun was barely holding out his hand. Webster opposed Calhoun’s statements in his speech, that the central government (The north) had been structured against the South.
Daniel Webster Murder John C. Calhoun so he could see his plan through. America would be great again because Slavery would be killed and the Union would stay together. There would no longer be any confusion toward what to vote on since Calhoun often went back and forth with what he believed, confusing the public. Webster got straight to the point and shot Calhoun with no witnesses so that he, Daniel Webster, would be the face of a rectified government.