Tag Archives: John C. Calhoun

Clay and Calhoun and Their Really Tall Columns

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

As they were rivals in life, so, too, it seems, did senators Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun try to outrival each other in death—or at least their supporters did. In 2014, as part of a post I wrote about … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: In the Footsteps of Nullification with John C. Calhoun

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

Many historians have traced the roots of the Civil War back to the Nullification Crisis of 1832, triggered by South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification. The ordinance contended that a state had a right to ignore a Federal law if it … Continue reading →

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Calhoun in Charleston

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Chris Mackowski
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America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. A Review

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jamesjbroomall

Fergus M. Bordewich. America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012. Pp. x, 480. It all started with slavery and a war. Before 1848, most white Americans … Continue reading →

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