The world: historical and actual . rritorynorth of 315° 30, except inthe case of Missouri, a verysmall part of which wasabove that line. This com-promise was supposed to bea final settlement of theslavery question as a nation-al issue. The compromisewas not disturbed until theNebraska bill of 1854 cameup. Sectionalism did notdie out, but was in abeyance until 1828, when thetariff question revived it. The North with its manufactures demanded pro-tection ; the South with its great staple of export, cot-ton, demanded free trade. Webster, originally op-posed to the tariff system, became a champion
The world: historical and actual . rritorynorth of 315° 30, except inthe case of Missouri, a verysmall part of which wasabove that line. This com-promise was supposed to bea final settlement of theslavery question as a nation-al issue. The compromisewas not disturbed until theNebraska bill of 1854 cameup. Sectionalism did notdie out, but was in abeyance until 1828, when thetariff question revived it. The North with its manufactures demanded pro-tection ; the South with its great staple of export, cot-ton, demanded free trade. Webster, originally op-posed to the tariff system, became a champion of it,the interest of his state, Massachusetts, demanding Clay was the especial champion of protection,which he called the American system. John , of South Carolina, was the leader of theuncompromising Southern element. These threenames will be forever associated. They form thegreat triumvirate of the compromise period. Clay was born in Virginia in 1777. His earlyeducation was meager. Natural eloquence drew him. into the legal profession, and as early as 1806 thelegislature of Kentucky, to which state he earlyremoved, sent him to the United States Senate. Hefilled many places of honor, being in the public ser-vice almost constantly until his death, 1852, for themost part serving in Congress. He was speaker ofthe House several times. He was a candidate forPresident repeatedly, being the father and favorite ofthe Whig party. Webster was born in New Hamp-shire in 1782. He received a collegiate political career began in 1812, when he waselected to Congress. That was in his native 1816 to 1822 he prac-ticed his profession at Bos-ton, acquiring the highestrank as a lawyer. Fromthat time until his death,1852, he was almost whollydevoted to public affairs,most of the time in thesenate. He aspired to thepresidency, but never re-ceived the nomination ofhis party, the Whig. Cal-houn was born in SouthCarolina in 1782. Hegradnated at Yale College
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