Upon the election of Andrew Jackson, the conflict over the rights of the states had reached a perilous height. The Constitution was on a lee shore; neither the sun nor the stars could be seen for many days, and the roar of the breakers sounded in the ears of all men. South Carolina was about to test the strength of the government.
A portrait of Daniel Webster, which appeared in the December 1852 issue of Harper’s Magazine
When Daniel Webster, senator from Massachusetts, appeared in the Senate chamber that morning, January 26, 1830, he saw the full…