In this speech, Calhoun talks to the senators about how the slavery issue is pulling the country apart and that something must be done by the government to ensure that this is avoided. He also continues by stating that the majority of the problem is the discontent of the South who feels that their freedoms and way of life are being encroached. Calhoun states that the South feels pressured and outnumbered in many areas such as congress, wealth, and land distribution. Calhoun's proposal is that to end the tension the government needs to appease the South by allowing them equal right to territory and slaves so that their is balance in the two sides. Calhoun fought hard against the compromise of 1850, however it was still passed.
Lincoln was also a huge advocate against letting the south leave and fought the civil war because he knew how important keeping the south was for America.
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