The object of Clay was to save all that he could save of the protective policy, and to postpone further action upon the tariff to a more auspicious
Archives for 2020
Congress Prepares to Roll Back Tariffs
We discover, therefore, that while the President was resolved to crush nullification by force if it opposed by force the collection of the revenue, he
Jackson Prepares Response
On the 6th of November the President sent secret orders to the collector of the port of Charleston of an energetic character.Continuing The South
South Carolina Issues Ordinance of Nullification
There was a Union party in the State, respectable in numbers and character but the Nullifiers commanded an immense, an almost silencing
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 5
This movement of the western Iroquois had a double incentive, their love of fighting and their love of gain. It was a war of conquest and of
John C. Calhoun’s Changing Views on Protectionism
The reader has but to turn to the debates of 1816 to discover that the discussion of the tariff bill turned entirely on its protective character and
The South Carolina Nullification Crisis
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Federal Government Takes Up Protectionism.IntroductionPresident
Different Culture of Muslim World
Today's installment concludes The Turkish Revolution of 1908,the name of our combined selection from Edwin Pears, A. Rustem Bey, and Arminius
Turkish Revolution Was Inevitable
Assuming that the catastrophe might have been staved off for a year or two, there is not the slightest doubt that the apple was steadily ripening, and