The
debate between U.S. Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert
Hayne of South Carolina was on the selling of cheap lands in the West. Underneath revealed the sharp divide between
those who support the Union and those who advocated for state’s rights. Webster
objected to the proposal and the debate between the two now touched other
issues such as slavery, state sovereignty and secession. This would start a crisis between the North
and the South. It even affected the
relationship between President Andrew Jackson and and Vice President John
Calhoun. Jackson made a toast to the
Union while Calhoun made a toast to state’s rights.
