Second Speech of Robert Y. Hayne
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The Second Speech of Robert Y. Hayne was a major 1830 U.S. Senate oration defending states’ rights and strict construction of the Constitution during the famous Webster–Hayne debate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate speech
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historical document ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging nationalist constitutional interpretation
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defending the compact theory of the Union ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Y. Hayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | January 1830 ⓘ |
| debatedWith | Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key text in the Webster–Hayne debate
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major Senate oration defending states’ rights ⓘ |
| field |
American political history
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constitutional history ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Reply to Hayne by Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | constitutional argument ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federalism in the United States
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nullification doctrine ⓘ relationship between federal government and states ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ strict construction of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later pro–states’ rights arguments in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| medium | oral address ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of the states’ rights constitutional theory
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role in shaping later sectional debates ⓘ |
| opposedPositionOf | Second Reply to Hayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Webster–Hayne debate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
pro–states’ rights
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pro–strict constructionism ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Speech of Robert Y. Hayne in the Webster–Hayne debate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nullification Crisis
NERFINISHED
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Tariff controversies in the 1820s and 1830s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaker | Robert Y. Hayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
interpretation of the United States Constitution
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limits of federal power ⓘ sovereignty of the states ⓘ |
| subsequentlyPublishedAs | printed speech in congressional and pamphlet form ⓘ |
| year | 1830 ⓘ |
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