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Speech by Calhoun on the Distribution Bill in 1841
The speech argues against a federal distribution of revenue from western lands, contending it would erase constitutional limits and threaten the Union. Calhoun asserts the bill would empower Congress to divert funds from the treasury to states, undermine state sovereignty, and weaken national defence by abandoning a permanent revenue source.
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