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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.021.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Reports, Resolutions and Speeches Relating to State Rights and the Nullification Crisis |
| Title | In the Senate of the United States. December 28, 1837. Mr. Norvell submitted the following motion for consideration |
| Date | 28 December 1837 |
| Author | Norvell, John (1789-1850) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | 25th Congress, 2d session, no. 49. Norvell agrees with John C. Calhoun's famous resolution establishing the orthodox state rights position (GLC00267.021.01). "Resolved, That the government of the United States is a national government only for the general purposes specified in the Federal constitution: That the States of this Union, in all their reserved rights and powers, are separate, independent, and sovereign political communities..." |
| Subjects | Slavery US Constitution African American History Law Government and Civics Nullification |
| People | Norvell, John (1789-1850) Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | In the Senate of the United States. December 27, 1837. Mr. Calhoun submitted the following motion for consideration |