LAD #11

LAD #11-John Calhoun's Speech

Calhoun's speech was directed towards the Senators during the 1850s and was talking about how he felt that the issue of slavery should not be revisited. He felt that if talks of changing or addressing slavery agains would only lead to secession of one part or worse. The issue of slavery was one that could easily end the United States and all the progress it had made since the Revolutionary War. He also stated that if one group got control of the government, such as his fear the North, they would push slavery they felt and it would anger the other into means of most likely secession or rebellion. He felt that any measure necessary needed to be taken to avoid revisiting the conflict of slavery to avoid the disunion of the Untied States.