Nullification Doctrine
John C. Calhoun formulated the nullification doctrine in the interests of the southern states , which stated that individual states have the right not to implement federal laws that are harmful to them. This pamphlet, published anonymously by Calhoun in 1828 under the title Exposition and Protest , formulated not only the theory of nullification but also a sharp attack on federal customs legislation.
Federal troops were even deployed in South Carolina when it first threatened secession in the 1832 Crisis, which involved the Federal Customs Acts of 1828 and 1832 . In this crisis, Calhoun acted as the spokesman for the southern planter aristocracy, and during the secession of 1861, he was not least referred to. In the wake of the so-called nullification crisis of 1832, Calhoun, the 7th Vice President of the United States, announced his early resignation as the first Vice President.
literature
- William W. Freehling: Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836. Paperback of the first edition from 1965. Oxford University, Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-507681-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Donald B. Cole: Martin Van Buren and the American Political System. New edition of the first edition from 1984. Eastern National, Fort Washington 2004, ISBN 1-59091-029-X , p. 237.