LAD #13: John C. Calhoun's Speech

Calhoun opens by saying that there is in fact a division due to slavery, in part due to the two political parties. Calhoun continues by stating how this would not have been a problem if not for the government/North agitating the Southerners about their slaves. He states that if the abolition of slavery is passed, then the South will have no choice but to either give in and accept the abolition or secede from the Union all together. He provides an answer to this problem, one that states that the only way to rid the Union of the problem of slavery is to not abolish slavery and by "removing the causes by which this belief has been produced." However, the only party strong enough to make such a change is the North.

John C. Calhoun