John C. Calhoun - cocaine is a hell of a drug
In this speech, Calhoun (who did not actually deliver it due to illness) addresses the concerns that are plaguing the nation and threatening its unity. He focuses mostly on the South due to them listing the majority of the grievances, and raising the possibility of succession. Calhoun concedes that the North has greater representation, and power as a result, in government. The South also has been restricted in its expansion, pays more taxes than the North while receiving fewer of the benefits, and is affected more by import tariffs. Calhoun proposes to appease the South to prevent them from seceding, because he does not believe they will willingly support abolition. Due to the North's greater representation in government, he thinks only they can get an amendment to the Constitution passed, and urges them to appeal to the South's grievances to prevent them from succeeding.
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