Handicapped by a poor turnout and the absence of its sponsor, the long awaited Nashville Convention convened under a cloud on Jun. 30, 1850.The unprecedented get-together was the pet project of John C. Calhoun, the larger-than-life colossus who had dominated Dixie politics for decades. In 1848 the South Carolina Senator issued a stirring summons for an historic strategy session of the sl...
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