The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . of John Ouincv Adamss, Webster of Harrison andFillmores. But they were allthree greatest in of them desired to bePresident, but all were disap-pointed. Calhoun was Vice-President for eight years, from1825 to 1833. Clay was activein bringing about the MissouriCompromise, which Calhounfavored. Later than this Cal-houn became the chief advocateof the doctrine that the Stateswere sovereign, and that theUnion was a compact of sover-eign States. Clay and Web-. DANIEL WEBSTER. RISE OF WHIGS AND DEMOCRATS. 2
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . of John Ouincv Adamss, Webster of Harrison andFillmores. But they were allthree greatest in of them desired to bePresident, but all were disap-pointed. Calhoun was Vice-President for eight years, from1825 to 1833. Clay was activein bringing about the MissouriCompromise, which Calhounfavored. Later than this Cal-houn became the chief advocateof the doctrine that the Stateswere sovereign, and that theUnion was a compact of sover-eign States. Clay and Web-. DANIEL WEBSTER. RISE OF WHIGS AND DEMOCRATS. 277 ster, on the other hand, were advocates of the authorityof the Union. Clay was the author of the Compromiseof 1850, which Webster favored. Calhoun died in 1850;Clay and Webster in 1852. In 18^6 Martin Van Buren, of New York, was nomi- Election of Van Buren, 1836. nated by the Democrats and elected President. He fol-lowed the policy of Jackson, but in a gentler way. Hedid not veto any bills passed by Congress. Van Burenwas born at Kinderhook, New York, in 1782. He livedmore than twenty 3ears after his retirement from thepresidency, dying in 1862. |y>^
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