John C. Calhoun served as secretary of war, vice president, secretary of state, and finally as U.S. senator, where his final act was to help craft the Compromise of 1850. He repeatedly warned that ...

In 1850, he told Senator James Mason that within ... “I made this decision because I think it is the right thing to do on principle. John C. Calhoun’s principles, his legacy as an ardent ...