The Old Senate chamber, home of the Webster-Hayne debate
Slavery, Union, and the Constitutional Order, I
The Old Senate chamber, home of the Webster-Hayne debate
| Today's reading features documents focusing on the emergence of the Senate as a forum for constitutional debate; class next time will talk about slavery, race, imperialism, and the Constitution. |
READINGS:
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Hall, Major Problems, chapter 9. |
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Hayne-Webster debate: outline |
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Daniel Webster's final rebuttal to Hayne, from the Congressional Globe (the speech runs to page 80) |
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tour the America of the day |
STUDY QUESTIONS
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1.) What do you see as the most important change in the consideration of federal vs. state rights between the ratification of the Constitution and the Webster/Hayne debate? |
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2.) Was slavery the only issue behind the constitutional debate between Webster and Hayne? |
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3.) What would an America structured along Hayne's principles have looked like? Along Webster's principles? |