The three senators and statesmen (arranged here alphabetically) dominated American politics during the Second Party System (1828–52), from the start of the John Quincy Adams administration through the Compromise of 1850.
The three were reunited in the Senate in 1832, with Calhoun's resignation from the vice presidency and election to the Senate in the midst of the Nullification Crisis. The three would remain in the Senate until their deaths, with exceptions for Webster and Calhoun's tenures as Secretary of State and Clay's presidential campaigns in 1844 and 1848. The time these three men spent in the Senate represents a time of rising political pressure in the United States, especially on the matter of slavery. With each one representing the three major sections of the United States at that time and their respective mindsets (the Western settlers, the Northern businessmen and the Southern slaveholders), the Great Triumvirate was responsible for symbolizing the opposing viewpoints of the American people and giving them a voice in the government. The debates leading to the Compromise of 1850 were the last major contribution of the three as they were eclipsed by a new generation of political leaders like Jefferson Davis, William H. Seward and Stephen A. Douglas.
Calhoun was so ill at the time of the Senate debate on the Compromise that he was unable to deliver his fiery speech opposing it, instead having it read for him by James Mason while he sat in the chamber. Calhoun would die just two weeks later on March 31, 1850. Within three years, Clay and Webster would die as well.[4]
H. W. Brands (2018). Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants. Doubleday. ISBN978-0385542531.
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great, triumvirate, this, article, about, group, politicians, trio, british, golfers, golf, politics, known, also, immortal, trio, refers, triumvirate, three, statesmen, dominated, american, politics, much, first, half, 19th, century, namely, henry, clay, kent. This article is about the group of U S politicians For the trio of British golfers see Great Triumvirate golf In U S politics the Great Triumvirate known also as the Immortal Trio refers to a triumvirate of three statesmen who dominated American politics for much of the first half of the 19th century namely Henry Clay of Kentucky Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and John C Calhoun of South Carolina 1 These men s interactions in large part tell the story of politics under the Second Party System All three were extremely active in politics served at various times as Secretary of State and served together in the Senate 2 3 The Great TriumvirateJohn C CalhounHenry ClayDaniel WebsterThe three senators and statesmen arranged here alphabetically dominated American politics during the Second Party System 1828 52 from the start of the John Quincy Adams administration through the Compromise of 1850 Clay the oldest emerged on the national political scene first serving as counsel for Aaron Burr in his treason trial and serving two short stints in the Senate before being elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Twelfth Congress Calhoun was a freshman member of this Congress and his friendship and ideological closeness with Clay helped propel him to prominence as a leader of the war hawk faction agitating for a war which would eventually be declared as the War of 1812 Webster was elected in 1813 to Congress and immediately became a leading anti war and anti administration Federalist Webster wrangled with the nationalists Clay and Calhoun on post war issues such as the chartering of the Second Bank of the United States and the Tariff of 1816 After the Fourteenth Congress Calhoun became Secretary of War and Webster declined reelection to focus on his law practice in Boston a practice which took him before the Supreme Court in landmark cases like Dartmouth College v Woodward Gibbons v Ogden and McCullouch v Maryland in which he represented the Bank of the United States The three were reunited in the Senate in 1832 with Calhoun s resignation from the vice presidency and election to the Senate in the midst of the Nullification Crisis The three would remain in the Senate until their deaths with exceptions for Webster and Calhoun s tenures as Secretary of State and Clay s presidential campaigns in 1844 and 1848 The time these three men spent in the Senate represents a time of rising political pressure in the United States especially on the matter of slavery With each one representing the three major sections of the United States at that time and their respective mindsets the Western settlers the Northern businessmen and the Southern slaveholders the Great Triumvirate was responsible for symbolizing the opposing viewpoints of the American people and giving them a voice in the government The debates leading to the Compromise of 1850 were the last major contribution of the three as they were eclipsed by a new generation of political leaders like Jefferson Davis William H Seward and Stephen A Douglas Calhoun was so ill at the time of the Senate debate on the Compromise that he was unable to deliver his fiery speech opposing it instead having it read for him by James Mason while he sat in the chamber Calhoun would die just two weeks later on March 31 1850 Within three years Clay and Webster would die as well 4 See also editBourbon TriumvirateSources edit Pedligs com Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Pedligs com Retrieved 17 October 2011 Henry Clay Compromise and Union Archived from the original on March 3 2010 John C Calhoun Archived 4 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine 5 uua org Retrieved 17 October 2011 The Impending Crisis Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Highered mcgraw hill com Retrieved 17 October 2011 Further reading editMerrill D Peterson 1988 The Great Triumvirate Webster Clay and Calhoun New York Oxford University Press H W Brands 2018 Heirs of the Founders The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay John Calhoun and Daniel Webster the Second Generation of American Giants Doubleday ISBN 978 0385542531 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Triumvirate amp oldid 1205501613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
