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a message to Congress asking for more
power so that he might make South
Carolina obey. Congress drew up a bill known
in Congress as the "Force Bill" and in South
Carolina as the "Bloody Bill."
It said the president had the power
to close a port of entry or move a Custom
House and if anyone tried to interfere
he would have the use of the army and
navy.
Calhoun made a reply saying that
our Union was a compact between the
states and if one state thought another
was breaking the bargain it had a right
to withdraw if it wanted to.
Webster said the Union was not a
compact between states and could not
withdraw because nulification mea-
nt revolution.
Clay wanted a "compromise
tariff" so as to make it easier for South
Carolina and save a [as] much tariff as
possible.