LAD #13: John Calhoun's Speech

Summary: The speech opens by coming right out and discussing the main topic, slavery. Slavery will cause disunion if the issues surrounding it are not remedied. It is important to discuss and express opinions about slavery in order to come to any conclusions on the issue.
                  Disunion is primarily being spurred on by Southern discontent. Southerners are angry over opposition to slavery and the Abolitionist movements brewing in the North. The Southerners feel that it would be difficult to remain in the Union if this tension remains. The North seemed to be growing more and more powerful compared to the South, threatening to add several new free states that would give the North a clear advantage in politics. While this sectionalism over slavery and Northern power was prominent, the Southerners were also discontent with tariffs and Northern economics. Because the tariffs favored the North, the Southern economy was only damaged by them. The North would grow more and more powerful, annexing territory and adding free states. The government must create legislation to restore equilibrium and appease the South. The South sees few benefits of tariffs, is damaged by abolitionism and is being outdone by the North in territorial expansion.
                  If nothing is fixed, the situation will grow out of control and lead to either succession or upheaval. The North must give the South fair representation and more territory. The economics of the different corners of the U.S. must be at equilibrium, giving no one side disadvantaged.