The Report, Ordinance, and Addresses of The Convention of the People of South Carolina: Adopted at its Session in March, 1833
Columbia: A. S. Johnston, 1833. First Edition. Small Octavo, 19 pages; VG-; Disbound pamphlet; Moderate plus foxing overall, with light creasing along disbound edge; A document produced by the South Carolina convention that passed the Ordinance of Nullification. The state of South Carolina passed a resolution declaring the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 void within the state, relying on a robust view of "states rights" even then widely viewed as unconstitutional. The so-called Nullification Crisis proved a crucial event in the lead up to the Civil War.
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