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A 3 page research paper/essay that contrasts and compares three speeches that were made concerning the Compromise of 1850, which were given by John C. Calhoun, William Seward and Daniel Webster. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Senator Henry Clay, which sought to establish a balance between Northern and Southern interests, and, thus, preserve the Union. Examination of three pivotal speeches concerning the Clay compromise measures demonstrates
the parameters of this debate. William Henry Seward in his "Higher Law Speech" represented the views of Northern abolitionists. Seward attacked the compromise measures on moral and ethical grounds.
In making his points against the compromise and slavery, Seward first addresses the argument that the Constitution supports slavery. Seward points out that the Constitution does not "expressly affirm
anything on the subject" of slavery and that there are only two "incidental allusions to slaves," which, in both cases, refer to slaves as "persons," not property (Seward). As this
suggests, Sewards argument is on a high philosophical plane, as he brings in principles of freedom and natural law, arguing that there is an even "higher law than the Constitution"
that should the lawmakers should consider. Seward felt that any action that strengthened slavery would eventually propel the country toward war. John C. Calhoun represented southern slaveholder interests in
his speech. Like Seward, Calhoun maintains that his primary purpose is to preserve the Union. Rather than directly rebutting Sewards argument, Calhoun presented the situation in terms of the Souths
perspective on the political realities of the era, reviewing the political climate and history of the South. He states that this history, over all, has led to the North having
"predominance in every department in every department of the government" (Calhoun). In his speech, Calhoun calls upon the Senate to respect and protect Southern institutions, thereby, preserving the Souths economic
vitality. Calhoun pictures the Clay compromise not in terns of slavery versus freedom, which is the Seward position, but rather in terms of the North promoting its industrial and territorial
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