Speeches Delivered in the Convention, of the State of South Carolina, Held in Columbia, In March, 1833

Charleston: E. J. Van Brunt, 1833. First Edition. 12mo., 80 pages; VG-; Disbound pamphlet; Front page has moderate plus foxing, a 2-inch closed tear to fore-edge, and a crease at the bottom corner; Textblock has very light foxing throughout interiorly; 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; Sabin 87430.

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