This is hard-copy document that I distributed in class.
John C. Calhoun is one of the most colorful figures of both our nation's and our state's history. One-time VP to Andrew Jackson, Calhoun boldly broke with the president over nullification.
Read this document, keeping in mind that it was both written and published anonymously for a few years before Calhoun openly took credit for it. Sum up his main points, and then pick two (2) of them to make more specific comments/analysis of. Please also comment on your classmates' responses.
Due: MIDNIGHT, Wednesday, Oct. 17
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John C Calhoun wrote The South Carolina exposition and protest. He wrote it under an anonymous name, being that he was the vice president under Jackson and the protest argued with Jackson and his decisions. The protest argued that a state, acting through a popularly elected convention, had the sovereign power to declare an act of the national government null and inoperative. This was brought about after the tariff acts, to which South Carolina and other southern states did not agree with or want to accept. The southerners did not like tariffs and though they were unfair because the north made many manufactured items that the south had to purchase. This put a financial burden on the southern states. Calhoun gives many reasons why he opposes the federal government. The most important reason he brings up, I believe, is the third and seventh. In both tariffs and manufactured goods are the main points; which is the reason why the southern states were so mad in the first place. The third you could even say was more important than the seventh because it talks about mainly tariffs being a violation of fundamental principles set in place by the constitution.
John C. Calhoun, wrote this protest. He wrote it anonymously and did not confess to writing it until he left the Vice Presidence. It is not hard to believe that he would write something like this considering he strongly supported states rights and was against strict tariffs. His main idea or point is that the new protective tariff is terrible. He says it only benefits people in the west and north. He also remarks that the Constitiution does not give the Federal Government the right to inforce this tariff.
Two points:
1. His point here is that the Constitution gave Congress powers to protect certain things and only those things. He says that by enacting the tariff they have overstepped their boundries. I can see where he is coming from when he says these things.
8. This is his final point and to briefly summarize it he says that South Carolina was destined to be an agriculture state and that this tariff would not allow the state to achieve this. He said it would cause the downfall to the state. He was wrong in the fact that South Carolina was destined to be agriculture based state considering we are not really based on it today. He was right however in stating that this tariff would cause a downfall to the state.
Hi its Jared from 7th period.
The main idea of this document is to not allow the Tariff Act of 1828 to put into affect in South Carolina because it does not benefit the "commonweath" and hurts the need for manufactured goods. Calhoun also makes another that the Tariff Act of 1828 "is a violation these fundamental principles...perversion of hte high powers vested in the Federal Government". Calhoun writes the South Carolina Exposition and Protest(1828) to give the view of the "commonwealth" of South Carolina. This is reponse Congress passing a 50% tariff on foreign manufactured goods in 1828. This document can be related to the session in December 20, 1861 when South Carolina secedes from the United States of America. I learned that Calhoun stood up for the people of South Carolina and protested against an uncontroling federal government. The first reason says that the "Commonwealth" that Congress viloated the Constitution "as unwarrantable". The third reason says that the Tariff Law and other acts passed by Congress "principal object is the protection of manufacturers...is a violation of these fundmental principles, a breach of a well defined trust and a perversion of hte high powers veseted in the Federal Government." With these argument, President Andrew Jackson was outraged that his vice-president Calhoun would do such an action of opposing the federal government and the Constitution of the United States.
This comes from Calhoun (anonymously) during his time as Vice President, voicing his concern about the new protective tariffs and his support for the idea of nullification of these tariffs. The tariffs discriminate against economies relying on agriculture only, as it prevents those economies from obtaining manufactured goods cheaply and only benefits the business of the Americans who make manufactured goods. Calhoun argues in point 8 that South Carolina was, and always must be an agricultural state, because of the condition of its soil basically. He claims that the furthering of such a tariff could destroy South Carolina's economic system for good, forcing all businessmen to leave for greener pastures while SC would just rot. Point 4 basically claims that a protective tariff violates the people's rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness due to its encouragement of one work over another. The tariff would suggest government control over all private resources and work. Both of the points are sort of extreme views of real problems, but they seem more effective than the other points to me. I would agree somewhat with ClemsonGuy that SC wasn't totally destined to forever be an agricultural state, but we aren't exactly a fully modern manufacturing state today either. Plus, the US isn't really big on tariffs now that you'll find that any product that's cheap was almost certainly foreign-made.
-josh hammond
Calhoun anonymously defends South Carolina from the "Tariff of Abominations" calling it "unconstitutional, oppressive and unjust" because, like Nate said, discriminates against economies relying on agriculture.
Number 6 says that the "power to protect manufactures" is not specifically delegated to Federal government in the Constitution so the tenth amendment in the Bill of Rights reserves that power for states. In #7 he says even if Congress did have right to protect manufactures, this Tariff is unequal, an abuse of power, and not complying with principles of free government.
J.C.C was a supporter of southern state's protection and rights and was fighting for this when he wrote this document anonymously trying to get the govt to understand what was wrong with the tariff and how it hurt SC. J.C.C's points all pointed to the fact that the tariff was unconstitutional (it overstepped the power of the federal govt), it threatened the economy of the agricultural states (emphasis on SC), and that the entire thing was for federal gain and didnt have the state's best interest at heart. Two points that stood out greatly to me were pts. 2 and 8. Pt. #2 stated that a tax levied without proper cause or necessity that affected the ecconomy of the states didnt need to be there. I believe this tariff was a unnecessary tariff and was levied just to raise money and didnt have a specific cause or need which made it unconstitutional. It also didnt have the southern states at heart and it cause great problems with them. In pt. 8, it talks about how SC, being a strictly agricultural state was hurt by this tariff and why it needed to be repealed. This is one of the most important points because he finally states why its hurting SC so bad to have this tariff.
Writer: John C. Calhoun
Point of view: obviously a supporter of nullifaction; vice president incognito
Purpose: to justify (and perhaps encourage/condone?) a state's right to nullify
Main idea: the people give power to the Congress, so the people of course retain "the unquestionable privilge to be taxed only by their own consent." If not, then the state has the inherent right to declare said law null and void.
Links to other documents: the logic of this sort of reminds me of the Declaration of Independence, justifying the Union's right to secede from Britain?
I learned that: our fair state used to be quite the rebel. . .actually, the first one
Two points: number eight seems to posit that SC would be absolutely destitute without slavery and foreign commerce. Hmm. To me, Calhoun is waxing histrionic--I mean, I think SC's economy would certainly be hit hard with the high tariffs, but Calhoun's adjectives are pretty intense. "Despair," "desolation." I think he also threw the bit about the slaves in there to justify SC's keeping of slaves (i.e., it's the only way they can produce their crops).
Number one was pretty clear-cut and retains much of the philosophy of a strict reading of the Constitution, asserting that Congress only has power within its set limits and boundaries, and any overstepping of lines is deemed unconstitutional.
I just realized that a lot of people picked number eight to talk about. . .is it because SC is mentioned or is it just a coincidence?
In the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, John C. Calhoun strongly disagrees with the Tariffs passed by Congress. He argues that the Constitution never gave the Federal government the right to tax the entire country and that the right should belong completely to the individual states. In the third point,he says that Congress violated the trust of the people and uses a "perversion of the high powers" to work only for the federal government instead of for the common people. I thought the eighth point was interesting because Calhoun is almost trying to justify South Carolina's protestation against the tariff by saying that the state is only good for agriculture and that a tariff would hurt them more than most other states that rely on industry and manufacturing.
This document is The South Carolina Exposition and Protest which was written anonymously by John C. Calhoun, vice president at the time. He was not known to be the author until years later. The main point of this document is to protest the so-called “Tariff of Abominations”. This document was written in 1828 when Andrew Jackson was still president. The point of view of this article is from a southerner who views the tariffs as helping only the west and the north. At the time, the south was primarily agrarian, so they had to depend on importing the goods that were taxed, therefore, they had to pay more than the other regions. One of the points that stands out to me is the Final point that talks about south Carolina not suffering because of its dependence on import goods. Calhoun show bias towards SC by using words to describe it such as “Divine providence” and saying that the tariff of abominations would, “dissolve” or “impair” the state. He uses nice happy words to describe the state and harsh words to describe the tariff. Another point that stands out is the very first which basically calls the tariff unconstitutional because it doesn’t benefit the nation as a whole. This document is similar to the Declaration of Rights and Grievances written by the colonists before their independence.
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was written by John C. Calhoun, the VP under Andrew Jackson. Basically, it delcares that South Carolina thinks the government has no right to raise the Tariff Law. They think it is unconstitutional, and that states are the ones who should raise such taxes. Their reasoning goes back to the whole idea of "we havta agree to be taxed first." Like Clemson Guy (by the way, who is that?) the points that stood out to me were the 1st and 8th. The 1st says that when given the power, Congress was trusted to help the people, not hurt them;to actually accomplish something and not cause an uproar. The 8th is about how SC is primarily a farming state, so this tariff greatly affects it. Chelsea had an interesting thought when she pointed out how the vocab. differs when talking about the state vs. the tariff. Good one.
John C. Calhoun wrote "South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828)" to voice his opinions about nullification and the protective tariff. He conveys his idea that the tariffs were harmful to the south and supports the nullification of these tariffs. He does so by writing from a southerner's point of view (especially from SC). He sees the tariffs as an interference with slavery, that would harm the South's agrarian economy. From reading this document, I have learned that Calhoun cared enough about his native state to write this document and to later resign to represent SC in the U.S. Senate. Two points that stood out to me were the first and the eighth. The first point basically explained that the duties were wrong because Congress violated the Constitution by exceeding its limits. In the eight point he explains that these tariffs could lead to the economic downfall of agrarian South Carolina, because SC is "wholly dependent upon agriculture...". This point is biasly made and shows his support towards his native state. This document reminds me of Washington's Farewell speech in that they both examined the problems of the places they were concerned about; Washington addressed the nation's problems around 1796, while Calhoun addressed mainly the south's problems around 1828. What I still find confusing is why Calhoun decided to remain anonymous because he was in a fairly influential position and could have spread his opinion.
-Hannah Mauldin-
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was written anonymously by John C. Calhoun while he was vice president (which is why he wrote it anonymously). He wrote this in order to voice his opinion of the tariffs. He considered them to be an over step by the federal goverment, saying it is an abuse of their powers (as stated in point 7). Being that he was a state's righter, this makes sense. In point 8 he shows his opinion of how the tariffs only benefit certain areas and that it could ultimately lead to the end of South Carolina since it was an agricultural state. Sophie makes a good point on why Calhoun remained anonymous for so long...he could have used his position to gain support for this.
John C. Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition to share his issues with the tariffs and to protest anonymously. The problem when Mr. Calhoun wrote this exposition was that he was Vice President to his buddy Mr. Jackson and didn't really want any kind of feud or argument to screw up anything. Calhoun and many other southerners disagreed with the tariff because they leaned toward helping out the north who were mostly manufactors. The south also believed that the tariffs could ultimatly interfere with slavery and they didn't like that because that was what basically provided them with the crops and money they needed. I agree with brittany and sophie that the first point stood out. It talked of how Congress violated the Constitution in passing the tariff becuase it was unconstitutional and they overstepped their boundaries, hurting the south economically. The other point was numbo seveno. It also talks of how Congress overstepped boundaries becuase the tariff was "grossly unequal and opprssive." Congress "abused" their power by passing a tariff that denied "justice and equality of rights and protection" of the south. Sooooooooo basically this whole thing just talks of how bad the tariff sucked for the South. They felt as if they were treated unfair and I kinda agree with them because of the tariff being more helpful for the north. But the south did a good job in protesting for their individual rights and Calhoun did a good job in becoming despised by Jackson. Everyone wins. yay
The S.C. Expo. and Protest was written by Calhoun in the face of a 50% tariff imposed by the federal government on his state, a tariff meant to protect manufacturers. The document states and defends the right of each state under Article 10 of the constitution to be protected from such harmful tariffs and also proposes that states can nullify a federal law it feels is in excess of its power. Calhoun wrote this to defend the southern ecomomy and its dependence on foreign commerce and slavery. The power the federal government weilded, he contended, was growing out of the boundaries set for it by the Constitution, and the sovereignty of the states was at risk, specifically those in the south. As a native of S.C., he would strive to defend that sovereignty, first in his anonymous letters, and then in public with his break off from the president's cabinet. I'd like to discuss two of Calhoun's reasons for protesting the protective duties, reasons 7 and 8.
In #7, he states that even if Congress had the constitutional right to regulate commerce in the name of protecting manufacturers (which, in #6 he argues, it does not), such a a tariff as the so-called Tariff of Abominations was as "grossly unequal and oppressive" as it was "an abuse of power", "incompatible with the principles of a free government and the great ends of civil society, justice and equallity of rights and protection". It kinda sounds like it could have been written in the Constitution itself. Hmm. This statement shows that although the nature of the tariff bothered him considerably, it was the sheer magnitude of the tariff's demand that he perceived as unthinkable.
#8, though, caught my attention at first because of how different Calhouns writing style becomes. It takes on a pleading sort of tone here, sort of as a tactic to tug at the hearts and consciences of the people addressed by the Exposition. Such phrases as "the valuable products of her soil-the blessings by which Divine Providence seems to have designed to compensate for the great disadvantages under which she suffers in other respects" are such to evoke pity in the hearts of men. But, at the heart of this particular paragraph lies the root of the struggle between the northern and southern ecomomies. It underscores the state's reliance on slaves and foreign commerce. These two things formed the foundation of the southern economy, and it was widely speculated that the boldness of the federal government's interference in the sovereigny of the states would ultimately result in the emancipation of the slaves, reducing the state of S.C. to "poverty and desolation".
Although the nullification movement called for a system that could end in seccession from the union, Calhoun never intended nullification and seccession to be one in the same. But, sadly, the military threat that the federal government imposed on the movement's adherents was enough to quell their resistance.
To respond to Sophie, Calhoun probably didn't want to voice his opinion publicly at first because of the importance of partisanship and party loyalty at the time.
John C. Calhoun wrote the "South Carolina Exposition and Protest" to give his feelings on and to protest the "Tariff of 1828". The point of view is of a southerner who is against the tariff because he feels that it only favors the north. Because South Carolina is an agriculture state and the north is mostly manufacturing the south must buy many products from the north and this tariff raised the prices on the manufactured goods. I agree with Chelsea that this document reminds me of the "Declaration of Rights and Greivances" because both are letters telling a government that the feel a certain tariff is wrong. The two points I think are most important are five and eight. The fifth point says that this tariff is isn't fair between agriculture and manufacturing throughout the country. The eighth point seems a little like a threat to me. It says that if problems occur with their trade because of the tariff that the people will leave the state and it will fall apart.
In 1828, Congress decided to pass a protective tariff that benefited the North and the West, while leaving the South high and dry. The South refereed to this tariff as the “Tariff of Abominations”. The Southerners jump the gun thinking that if Congress would pass a tariff on manufactured goods, they would do the same for cotton. The South is mad and John C. Calhoun steps up and writes the South Carolina Exposition and Protest. Calhoun writes this as anonymous, seeing that he is Jackson’s vice president. I think this is a very good idea. It leaves room to make both sides happy, you either leave the union or adopt the issue as an amendment Points 1. Point # 3- Calhoun is saying the protective tariff is great for the North and the West but as a federal government you should help the whole nation not just sections of the nation. He is saying that is the job of the federal government and the government has failed to do that for the South. Point # 8 is showing the effects the protective tariff will have on the Southern states because the South is agriculturally based. I agree with Clemsonguy when he remarks that it is ironic that South Carolina was suppose to be “made” to be agricultural when today we are not. I mean we are a little but nothing that would be a downfall of South Carolina. I also agree with Sophie, why keep his identity a secret when Calhoun was a very influential man. Oh and by the way Fort Knox is not a military base !!!!!!!! This is Mackenzie Wilder. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!
Nick Foister
John C. Calhoun wrote this while he was the Vice President under Andrew Jackson. The document was written anonymously to protect his position. He wrote this in response to the tarrif, because it favored manufactoring in the north and west. This angered the south becuase of the goods they had to buy and the tax that was placed on them. I think that point three is important becuase it says that the tarrif is favorable to manufactoring and is a violation of fundamental principles. Point 8 says that South Carolina relies on agriculture more than anything. This tarrif would prevent South Carolina from using what Divine Providence had given the state.
John C. Calhoun's document, The South Carolina Exposition and Protest of 1828 is about the nullification of the unconstitutional tariffs made by Jackson. The tariffs were 50% on foreign goods. He anonymously wrote this describing his ideas on nullification.
1. that the government is entitled to do what is best for the people and protecting the commonwealth; which conveys the option of nullifying something whenever it does not suit a nation or state. The tariff that was enacted was unconstitutional and unreasonable.
7. briefly discusses, that congress has the constitutional right to protect manufacturers and impose a tariff, BUT not one that is oppressive and can entirely shut an economy down.
-And from the south's point of view that is exactly what would happen because they believed if congress had the right to impose such a dramatic tariff then they could influence slaves to a slave revolt in a round-about-way.
-He also makes it evident that it is the government's rights to make sure that there is "civil society, justice and equality of rights and protecition." Basically Calhoun is proposing that the South has the right to nullify all tariffs made against them that wouls substantially hurt them economically and that the tariffs were unreasonable and unfair. Jackson obviously had an issue with this, and presumably Calhoun eventually stepped down from VP.
-I agree with Nate when he is talking about the 4th point in that it is the gov't's job to protect the civil liberties such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and by the government impressing this tariff on the south it is taking away from all three kinda... because it is causing a struggle for them to do the things that make the south successful.
-but at the same time I do agree with clemsonguy in that South Carolina would be at a downfall economically because Then they were an agriculture state, although that would last forever. For the time being the tariff would have caused a great tragedy economically in the south.
Haha Mackenzie...
Oshields-"GOOOOOOOOOOOD" haha him nodding with his lips puckered out haha...
he told me the other day "BAAAAAAAAAAD"
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was written by John C. Calhoun under an anonymous name. It was written while he was vice president, which is why he wrote them anonymously because the protest argued with Jackson's ideas. Calhoun wrote it as a response to the tariff act that was imposed. The south was not happy with because they helped the manufacturers and the tariff hurt them tremendously. The south also feared that the tariff would eventually lead to involve slavery, which is something they did not want abolished. I agree with Donna, Sophie, and Brittany that Point 1 stood out, which basically states that the congress exceeds it limits in the constitution by passing the tariff. Point 8 also stood out to me, like many others, because it is saying South Carolina will always be dependent on agriculture and commerce. It says that the tariff is unfair and gives SC disadvantages to which they could suffer from later on. If the tariff is not dismissed, the whole state will be impaired, and will fall apart.
John C. Calhoun wrote this document to protest the Tarrif of Abomination in order to protect his state, South Carolina. His point of view is from a person who strongly believes in states rights, mainly the one to nullify laws. Calhoun's main points are that the tarrif only benifits states who base their economy on manufacturing goods, and hurts states whose economy depends on agriculture, and that states have the right to nullify such things as these tarrifs. This kind of reminds me of the declaration of independence becuase it says what it wants and then lists the reasons why. It confuses because it is very wordy, and i learned how strongly John C. Calhoun supports states rights.
In point 8 Calhoun explains how South Carolina economy relies only on agriculture and this tarrif is hindering their economic advancements because it is interfering with their trade and ability to buy cheap goods needed by the states citizens. Like michael said he was sort of wrong by saying south carolina will always be agricultual based. In point 6 calhoun argues that the right to give this tarrif is not givin to the congress in the constitution.
The main idea of John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition and Protest" is that the state of South Carolina has been wronged by the Tariff of Abominations (and other recent national legislation), and that South Carolina should have a right to call that legislation void and nullify it because it is unconstitutional. Because John C. Calhoun has a vested interest in South Carolina (he is a slave owning citizen of S.C. that makes his money off the sweat of other men's brows) he has an obvious bias towards protecting the instituion of slavery. Since the tariff threatens to intrude into the issue of slavery and is an idealogical threat to state's rights in general, Calhoun wants to set a precedent for protecting South Carolina (and other states) from what he believes to be tyrannical national power. I suppose that this could be linked to the Bill of Rights since Calhoun makes a reference to it in his writing, but I don't know that I can think of any writing that this really reminds me of. I learned that Calhoun liked his slavery. (But we both know that I already know it all, don't we, Mrs. Stone?)
The two points that caught my eye were points six and eight. Like Josh, number six stuck out to me. It is ironic that Calhoun cites the Bill of Rights to show that the national government really doesn't have the power to levy a tariff of such large measure (he doesn't consider it to be a part of the "necessary and proper clause" in the Constitution), but rather that particular power is left up to the states under the 10th Amendment. (The irony comes in because Calhoun is using the Bill of Rights, a document meant to protect civil liberties of the people, in order to further practice the enslavement of other people.) The other point, number eight, (which apparantly the whole rest of the class chose, too) was one of the better points that Calhoun makes. Calhoun finally cuts the crap and breaks the problem into a pretty simple situation. South Carolina is an agrarian society and it is dependent upon the instituion of slavery not only economically but socially as well. All southern culture circles around the institution of slavery. Like Nate said, should South Carolina have to give up slavery, the state would go to pot and people would move elsewhere. Calhoun finally makes the largest point that when slavery is threatened, the very way of life for white Carolinians is in jeopardy.
Mr. John C. Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest anonymously as the VP of the U.S. under president Jackson. He wrote it anonymously because the writings protested what it is Jackson proposed...the tariff. Calhoun was mad because this teriff directly hurt the south more so that anybody else. The tariff taxed imported goods which the south needed and the north already had, spliting the two regions of the U.S. economically. The tariff was so rediculous and unfair that South Carolina, Georgia, and other southern states chose not to follow and obey it.
The first point that really stuck out to me was the first point he made. He says that the Constitution they wrote gave the government to protect certain rights and be in control of other tasks, but only do those things and nothing else. Calhoun believes that the government has gone too far with the tariff and feel it is unconstitutional.
The second point that stood out to me was the sixth one. It is similar to his first argument in that the federal government does not have the power to place that tariff on the states. It is the states rights to do what they want with tariffs by telling us that this is mentioned in the tenth section of the first article in the American Constitution.
The purpose of his arguements was to display reasons why the south could not prosper with tariffs such as these. The south was based on agriculture for the most part but needed manufactured goods to keep their business alive and the tariff made it hard for farmers and other workers to do so.
blair :)
John C. Calhoun wrote this while he was Vice President for Andrew Jackson but he did not claim South Carolina Exposition and Protest until about three years later. This even shocked Jackson that Calhoun would even write the protest.
Basically everyone agrees (in the class) that Calhoun wrote this protest to protect the South, especially South Carolina. The South did not like the Tariff Act of 1828 because it did not benefit the "common man." He also makes a good point that the Constitution says the Federal Government has no right to inforce the tariff.
I agree with Donna Lynn, Sophie, and Brittany that point one stands out. In this point Calhoun proves that the Congress did not stick to their word because of the pass of Tariff Act of 1828. It helped everyone except the Southernors. In point eight Calhoun sort of got it wrong, but right. His final point was SC was suppost to be an agriculture state and the tariff wouldn't allow us. I believe he is half way wrong on this point because a state's "status" can change. So were weren't suppost to be an agriculture state. Its just the way things happened. But was right by stating the tariff definately did not cater to South Carolina in any way and would cause our downfall.
p.s. yay for south carolina :)
Hee-hee. Did anyone notice that all the reasons are each one sentence long because imagine if we all wrote our sentences without pausing so that all the crazy people who actually tried to read it aloud were gasping for breath at the end and spell check would go crazy with the ‘fragment-consider revising’ phrase, but I am not just babbling on to make my blog appear longer, I actually think it’s funny how Jackson got so upset about ten little sentences. What a fun argument- gosh, guy it’s just a couple sentences. I actually don’t like Jackson that much and have to agree with Calhoun at this point. Just Calhoun, not the actual south, because the south wasn’t exactly tres smart way back then, y’all. He made some good points in the report (SC’s hurt by your tariffs, bad Congress, rudeness, and all that other happy stuff), listed them all, and was actually polite without sucking up to anybody. (I think it helps that it was anonymous.) I like point number seven just because it addresses the other side of the argument and points out the flaws in that one, too. Calhoun states that even if Congress did have the right to make those tariffs, that the tariffs created under those rights were an abuse of power and denied equality throughout America. And, like Nick and many many other people, point eight is by far the most memorable. (Just because it beasted the one sentence per paragraph idea). Calhoun does make a mistake at this point when he says that SC will be an agriculture state forever and ever. At that time period, however it was true, even with the minor exaggerations that made this paper just so very enjoyable to read. Calhoun’s paper helped form the compromise which made the tariffs go down, ya- we all know this. And just to let anybody out there know, all of these documents are blurring together. I swear, everybody’s always complaining about something. Whatever happened to the Kumbuya campfire I suggested?
Geez- I don’t think anyone realizes how hard it is to write a blog when there is a trombone honking in the background. I think I’m gonna go stuff a couple marshmallows down the long tubey thing.
John Calhoun wrote this in regard to not enforcing the Tariff of 1828. Calhoun actually did not identify himself as the author to this till later on. Calhoun writes this in order for South Carolina to not have to suffer at the hands of the tariff because the tariff was not fair to them. This tariff hurts the South Carolinians because they rely on imported goods. The eighth part of the South Carolina Exposition and Protest states that SC is completely relient on commerce for her existent as a state. It also states that the South Carolinians think that they must have slave labor in order to continue in life. I agree with Frenchie in that why would of Calhoun stayed anonymous. Don't really get that.
John C. Calhoun wrote this document in protest to the Tariff of Abominations. The reason he did not admit to writing this in the first place was because at the time, he was Jackson's vice president. Like Danielle said, he believed every state had the right to declare it's own power and declare an act null and inoperative. This was the main objective of the "nullifiers" in the south to begin with. I also agree with Jared when he said that Calhoun stood up for the South Carolinians and wanted an uncontrolling Federal government. The two main points that stood out most to me were number one and number eight.
Number one because it states that the "people" believe the powers of Congress were delegated out of trust. I find this ironic because as we have recently learned, government officials are very sneaky and do whatever it takes to up their status and don't care if they step on the "little man" to get what they want. The fact is, they probably would violate the Constitution if it would make the President look better. Especially in today's government, I think Congress is the last thing we can really "trust."
Number eight because of his elaboration on the fact that South Carolina is an agricultural center. It's almost as if he's saying that agriculture is our destiny and if the tariff is enforced, we would not be fulfilling that destiny. Then, yes SC was definitely agricultural, but since that isn't the only thing our state relies on today makes me wonder where we would be if Calhoun had never written this document...
John C. Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition And Protest to expressed his theory on nullification. He wrote this anonymously because he wrote it while he was the vice president under Andrew Jackson. He hated the tariffs because it wasn't beneficial to the whole country. Yes, it benefited the West and the North but the South didn't receive these benefits. The points he made were to explain why the south did not like the tariffs and wished to get rid of them. The first point is saying that the government is supposed to do what is best for the people which in this case could mean nullifying something when it does not benefit the nation as a whole. The third point is saying that when the government issues a tariff it should not benefit one part of the country (in this case the North and the West) and then the other part hurt (the South).
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This protest was written by John C. Calhoun. He wrote these anonymously (just so that he didnt create conflict between him and Andrew Jackson) and didn't reveal that it was him until he left his vice president role. Calhoun was against the new tariffs and this protest showed his opinion and support of nullification and the nullification of these tariffs. John C Calhoun supported many southerners that were upset because they feared that the tariffs were a threat to slavery and also that they favored the north and their manufacturing. The two points that stuck out the most were
1. that the government has the power to do what is best for the people and the commonwealth. This gave the authority for the nullifying of the tariffs that the people felt were wrong and "unconstitutional"
The next one that stuck out was number 6. It said that the government did not have the right to place tariffs on the state and that the states had their own power. This agrees with statement 1 in that the government can't be unconstitutional and that the states have some say.
His main points were basically like the federal government didn't have the power to impose these taxes because it should be at state power as implied by the 10th amendment, the taxes should only be imposed by consent of the people, and the government was bending the constitution to their will that wasn't right. The two points that i like are the fact that he said the feds don't have the right to impose the tax because of the 10th amendment, this seems correct but i wouldn't know because i haven't read the constitution and what it says about taxing. and like when he said the tax should be made by consent of the people. if it was a PROTECTIVE tariff then it was meant to help the economy so if its not helpin the economy of a certain region then they shouldn't have to pay the tax. Everybody is basically saying the same thing so there's not really anybody to comment on.
The theme of this document, South Carolina Exposition and Protest, is that the federal government didn't have the right to make protective tariffs. Then-Vice-President John C. Calhoun wrote it in response to a high protective tariff passed in 1828 by Congress that he thought harmed South Carolina. This document kind of goes back to the ones that we read from around the time of the American Revolution that were sent to the king/Parliament of Britain in that they, like this one, were protests to the behavior of the more central government.
Calhoun's main points, as far as I can tell, are basically that Constitution should not extend its powers beyond what they were originally intended to be, that the making of protective tariffs is outside these original powers, and even if they were to be allowed to extend their powers that they should do so within reason (and the current tax they have created is not within reason).
One specific point that stands out to me is the eighth. Maybe it was in fact completely justified, but it seems a little melodramatic to me when Calhoun says "...the fate of the fertile State would be poverty and utter desolation..." After all, he says it right there that it is a fertile state, with (relatively) good land and climate for agriculture, so is he really so stuck in things staying the way they've been that he can't even admit that they'd survive alright if things changed?
Also concerning the eighth point, I agree with Tina when she said "I think he also threw the bit about the slaves in there to justify SC's keeping of slaves (i.e., it's the only way they can produce their crops)."
I think the third point is important because it's the part of this where Calhoun specifically calls out the "Tariff Law, passed by Congress at its last session" saying that it is "a breach of a well defined trust and a perversion of the high powers vested in Federal Government for Federal purposes only." I don't know why I like the strong language in this, because usually, as in the eighth point, it makes me skeptical, but in any case I do.
p.s. I did it on time! Almost an hour before it was due, even!
John C. Calhoun was the writer of "South Carolina Exposition and Protest(1828)". This document argues that a state has the sovereign power to declare any act of the national government as null or inoperative. Calhoun, in this document, describes his opinions on nullification and the tariff acts. He explains how he is against the tariff acts and how he supports the nullification of these acts. Calhoun speaks from that of a Southerner's point of view. He explains how much the tariff acts are hurting the South. Calhoun feels that these acts are getting in the way of slavery, which would mess up the agrarian economy of the South. As a result of reading this, I have learned that Calhoun is loyal to his native area. He is in strong support of the state in which he came from, and he looks out for their best interest. Like Sophie, point one and point eight stuck out to me the most. In point one, Calhoun explains how Congress stepped over the line. Congress, as he explains, has a right to protect certain things and only those things. By enacting the tariff, the line of what congress can and can not do is crossed. Point eight explains how this tariff would cause a downfall in the state. Calhoun felt that South Carolina was destined to be an agrarian state, and that the tariff would harm the state greatly. Too bad Calhoun was pretty much wrong. South Carolina isn't exactly all about agriculture anymore. The whole document pretty much goes on and on about how badly the tarrif sucked for the south. Like Sophie and Hannah, I am confused as to why Calhoun would remain anonymous. I know he didn't want to go against the president and all, but he was influential and what he had to say mattered. So what if it went against the president.
First of all: Go South Carolina!
Calhoun wrote this anonymously because he was afraid of being a traitor to Andrew Jackson. Jackson actually felt so strongly about the issue against the Tariff of Abominations that he resigned as vice president and later took claim for the South Carolina Exposition and Protest.
The main idea of this document was to express an opinion against the Tariff of Abominations that raised taxes on imported goods to 50% which mainly affected the South because the North didn't need manufactured good considering they were the ones making them. Therefore the North was the main place that benefited from this tariff. The third point is one that I thought was important because it expressed the national's governments favoring of the North with the passing of the Tariff of Abominations. "protection of manufacturers" Like Amanda says, Calhoun was a states right man. Therefore he was completely against the fact that the South had no say in the tariff.
Overall I believe the eighth point is the most important in this document. It really represents the South and how unfair the wrath of the Tariff of Abominations was distributed throughout the states. The eighth point basically says that South Carolina cannot surivive if all their profit is going to pay for tariffs on manufactured good!
brian jones
John C. Calhoun wrote this anonousmly to express the state's rights in the government. He says the federal gov't shouldn't interfere with the economy and leave economic policy to the states. He is afraid of a gov't that ignores the states' cries and plees and does whatever they want. The tariff on imported goods had increased drastically and was stumping South Carolina's economy. He expressed his dislike of national laws concerning trade and the economy. He considered that the individual states' rights the choose their own economic policy. Calhoun said that tariffs benefited the North and its industry while it crippled the South because it was mainly agricultural. In point 7 he addressed the different impact the tariff had on the various regions of America and said that Congress was passing laws in favor of the Northern region and not thinking about the South.
Liz!
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was written anonymously by John C. Calhoun. Its a good thing he wrote it anonymously, seeing as he was the VP and Jackson was president,and he was pretty much going against Jacksons decisions. Point 4 in the document is saying that the protective tariff is going against the rights of the people and its taking away from their rights. Point 8 talks about how the tariff hurt South Carolina because because it was an agricultural state and placing these tariffs would bring it to its downfall. I think Calhourn was pretty lame for coming out after he was out of office..what a wuss
Because Calhoun didn't want to admit the writing of this in reason for keeping his supporting people's favor as vice prez, but later admitted to it when not in the position. As he says in The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, he believes that the state should be able to call a convention and nullify a federal law.. With the first point Calhound states that Congress have met and exceeded their power by passing the tariff, and saying that it should not have been allowed because it was unconstitutional. The seventh point states that the tariff was unfair with sections of the US, like the north and the south, considering that tariffs always made the south feel like they were being "screwed over" as Mrs. Stone would say....and i also agree with Mrs. Hannah Bandita (aka Reed) because i also like the language used in the third point.
sorry mrs. stone, i had to work this week and i never had time to do it...
so i just did it this morning.
hope you havent checked them yet.
shazam.
The reasoning for John C. Calhoun to write under an anonymous name is really quite obvious. Simply because of him being the vice president is the reason. If he were to publish this under his real name he would not be working for Jackson much longer. He's pretty much fighting for nullification rights for the states in themselves. Because of the high tariffs which were extremely unfair to the south because of the low manufacturing, Calhoun published this in defense of the South. This document is important because it shows how some presidents would go under an anonymous name to express their point about something they strongly agreed with. Calhoun went out on a limb, but this publishing was very successful.
John C. Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, anonymously, to argue against the protective tariffs Jackson installed. He contended that these tariffs did not benefit southern planters whatsoever and that they only contributed to the prosperity of the northern manufacturers. So Calhoun justified that states should have the right to declare an act of the national government null and void if said act did not ameliorate conditions in that state. A few people have mentioned that Calhoun wrote this anonymously only because he was southern and believed in states' rights, nullification, etc. Yes but Jackson was also southern and only wanted the tariffs in place to pretty much appease any disputes between the north and the south (but really I think he just caused more madness).
In Point 8, Calhoun asserts that South Carolina will always remain an agricultural state and that the furthering of tariffs could potentially destroy South Carolina's economic system. It's a bit extreme but Calhoun would want the very best for his native state. I agree with clemsonguy that South Carolina wasn't destined to be an agricultural state forever, but we're definitely not as industry-based as some other sates.
Also, Point 1 sticks out because Calhoun states that Congress (and inadvertantly his little buddy Mr. Jackson) has crossed that very thin line between governing and overpowering, according to the Constitution. Calhoun felt that this tariff would ultimately eliminate agriculturally-based states because it was so economically damaging to the south. And I guess he was right considering that, these days, produce seems to be the only non-imported, American-made thing on store shelves.
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