South Carolina federalists and the origins of the nullification movement

From: South Carolina Historical Magazine | Date: January 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

This article first appeared in South Carolina Historical Magazine, 71 (January 1970), 17-32. It appears here in its original form.

WHY DID SOUTH CAROLINA VOTE TO JOIN THE UNION IN 1788? Why did she vote in 1860 to withdraw from that Union? As the same elite guided the destinies of the state from the Revolution to the Civil War, there was a change in thought concerning the value of the Union among the leaders of this rice and cotton planting society. When South Carolina voted for ratification in May 1788, Charleston and the neighboring parishes unanimously favored the adoption of the ...

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