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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.019 |
| From Archive Folder | Reports, Resolutions and Speeches Relating to State Rights and the Nullification Crisis |
| Title | State of South Carolina. Governor's Hayne's message |
| Date | 26 November 1833 |
| Author | Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | A message from the Governor congratulating his state of South Carolina for firmly opposing the original tariff and the Force Act passed by the federal government. Hayne insists that nullification is an "unquestionable right of Sovereignty, under a system of confederated states...." Printed by A.S. Johnston, Printer to the House of Representatives. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Law US Constitution Taxes or Taxation Finance Economics Nullification |
| People | Hayne, Robert Young (1791-1839) |
| Place written | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Hayne was governor of South Carolina 1832-1834. The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson over the issue of protective tariffs passed by the federal government in 1828 and 1832 that benefited trade in the northern states but caused economic hardships for Southern states. In response, a number of South Carolina citizens endorsed the states' rights principle of "nullification," which was enunciated by John C. Calhoun, Jackson's vice president until 1832. South Carolina adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared both the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within state borders. Congress passed the Force Act that authorized the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts. Senator Henry Clay mediated a compromise between South Carolina and the federal government in 1833 but the crisis deepened the divide between the north and the south and planted the seeds for the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |