Hayne–Webster debate

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The Hayne–Webster debate was a famous 1830 U.S. Senate exchange between Robert Y. Hayne and Daniel Webster over states’ rights, nullification, and the nature of the federal Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate debate
political event
cause disputes over the disposition of western public lands
sectional tensions between North and South
chronologyWithinCongress 21st United States Congress NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource congressional debates of the 21st Congress
endDate 1830-01-27
followed Nullification Crisis (background phase) NERFINISHED
Tariff of 1828 controversy NERFINISHED
genre parliamentary debate
hasEffect influenced public opinion against nullification
shaped later constitutional debates on secession
strengthened nationalist interpretation of the Constitution
hasLegacy featured in U.S. history and civics education
frequently cited in American constitutional law scholarship
hasPart First reply to Hayne by Daniel Webster
First speech of Robert Y. Hayne
Second reply to Hayne by Daniel Webster NERFINISHED
Second speech of Robert Y. Hayne
hasParticipant Daniel Webster NERFINISHED
Robert Y. Hayne NERFINISHED
language English
legislativeBody United States Senate
location Washington, D.C.
mainSubject federalism in the United States
nature of the federal Union
nullification
states’ rights
tariff policy
notableWork “Second Reply to Hayne” by Daniel Webster NERFINISHED
politicalAlignmentOfHayne states’ rights
support for nullification
politicalAlignmentOfWebster nationalist view of the Union
opposition to nullification
precededBy earlier Senate debates on the public lands resolution
relatedEvent American Civil War (as a long-term antecedent) NERFINISHED
Nullification Crisis NERFINISHED
significantPlace United States Capitol NERFINISHED
significantQuote “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
significantQuoteAuthor Daniel Webster NERFINISHED
startDate 1830-01-19
timePeriod Jacksonian era NERFINISHED
topic compact theory of the Union
interpretation of the Commerce Clause
protective tariffs
sovereignty of the states
supremacy of the federal Constitution

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Second Reply to Hayne associatedWithEvent Hayne–Webster debate
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Robert Y. Hayne notableWork Hayne–Webster debate
Robert Y. Hayne participantIn Hayne–Webster debate