LAD #13: John Calhoun's Speech

In his speech, John Calhoun conveyed the idea that the Union was at threat. First off, he stated that the Northern Government gained too much power which disrupted the balance of unity. Since the north was continuing to add non slave states, and the south was not adding more slave states, the power balance was altered. Calhoun believed that the North was acting hostile towards southern slavery. He stated how Tariffs on imported goods were not as beneficial to the south as they were to the north. The south was export oriented, and if they had to pay more for imported goods that would not be ideal. Calhoun dressed that slavery played a major role in American economy, and this is why the south favorited it. The North believed it was immoral and dehumanizing, and thus it created a further threat to the Union.