Federalism and the Civil War
John C. Calhoun was a man of very high stature and intelligence. His ideas and thoughts were expressed very sternly and backed up with concrete evidence. Of course not everyone agreed with Calhoun's thoughts and procedures. The man knew himself and his ideas would somehow make a difference in the way that Canada and the United States would grow and be governed. At the time in which John was voicing his opinions many different issues were in the hot seat. A major concern was the slavery in 1838. The public was in an outcry over the touchy issue. John, of course, did not hesitate to voice his true thoughts. Other concerns such as the concurrent majority and the rights of the States were among many of Johns concerns. To truly understand the opinions of this man we must first of all look at the reasons for his positions.Slavery was without a dought the biggest issue in the 1830's. There were many, many attempts to stop the use of slaves among our society. To the majority of the population that this was a positive movement and a step in the right direction. To Mr. Calhoun this was not the case. He can be quoted as saying: "Many in the South once believed that slavery was a moral and political evil. That folly and
Their wants, needs, and concerns were being pushed aside. It seems morally inadequate and wrong. Calhoun was one hundred and fifty percent behind this idea. Also occurring in the 1950's was a discourse on the constitution and government of the United States. This would become the conservative principal. Within many of John's strong ideas he expresses that not at any time did the States give the slightest authority to it's delegates to form a national government. This mean of government would allow for the minority to be heard. John was a very smart and intelligent man who deserves credit for his insight on our history. This leads directly into the strong positive energy towards a congruent majority government. Calhoun had numerous opinions about the different issues that plagued the government.
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