Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868 Speech of Waddy Thompson of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives of the United States, being in Committee of the whole on the state of the union.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.024 Author/Creator: Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 5 February 1839 Pagination: 14 p. ; 23 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Favors states' rights and criticizes former President Andrew Jackson as "a man who has done more to break down all the landmarks of the Constitution, and to consolidate all power in this Federal Government, than every other man who has preceded him." Opposes all programs favored by the industrializing North and West. Printed at the Madisonian Office, Washington, D.C.
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