LAD 14

A large part of this whole ordeal can be seen as a court problem. It was a problem waiting to explode at any moment, and this certain slavery issue set the courts on fire. Much of the controversy was based on the higher courts completely reversing the lower courts decision, even when all the laws favoured Dred Scott. Also, they brought up the points of citizenship, rights of blacks, and states vs the union. All of these things fueled the controversy, but the most controversial part of this situation was that one man or one court could declare a major part of the governement "unconstitutional" at will. Taney easily deemed the Missouri Compromise "unconstitutional", which is what makes this case so terrifying. Altogether this situation can be seen as an entry to the civil war, and people all over the United States were very interested in it.

LAD 13

Lincoln is very discusted with the people who are involved with the South trying to seceed, and you can tell it through his mood during the whole speech. It was short, but he said that the people who died at Gettysburg should not have died "in vain", but that the north should continue their efforts.

LAD 12

Lincoln begins his speech talking about how the Southerners feel about the Northern (republican) power. They fear that the North will invade, but Lincoln assures them that there is no reason to invade at the present time. He then goes on to talk about how if there ever is a rebellion or something that prevents the growth of the Union, that he would invade and do anything to protect the Union. He keeps bringing up the fact that he isn't against the institution of slavery, and he even helps aid the Fugative Slave Law. He is a firm follower of the constitution, and he brings up that word many times throughout his speech. Altogether, Lincoln seems to show the American people that he will try to avoid war, but since he firmly backs the constitution, any unlawful rebellion will be crushed.

LAD 11

Calhoun starts off asking the question, "what can preserve the unity?". He begins to speak about the massive differences and dislikes between the North and the South, and he also speaks about what caused their falling out. He speaks about possible solutions, one of which would be giving dominance in the governement to the north rather than the south. He also brings up the fact that there is a new territory, Texas, and how the manifest destiny relates to it. Many of these topics are also included in the larger issue dealing with slavery and morality. At this point his views seem a bit more biased, somewhat attacking the north and their unfair power in the governement. HE wants the north to agree to these terms, but of course, he cannot make them. He finishes with an opened hand reaching to the north, hoping for the best.

LAD 10

Polk starts his message asking for peace with Mexico, who doesn't want to give up Texas. He goes on to speak about how negotiations failed, and how Texas slowly became part of the Union of the United States of America. He describes aspects of the war in some detail, and then he brings up the losses of both sides. Economicallym, trade had a large impact on both the countries in a profitable way. Now that the two countries did not get along, trade decreased dramatically. He finishes his message cordially, showing respect to the Mexicans even in a time of strife.

LAD 9

The sentiments started off briefly reflecting the opening views of the women at the Seneca Falls Convention. They write that they consider themeselves equal with men, and they do not want to suffer based on old traditions; they even go as far as calling the men tyrants over the women. Then the women went on to speak about the sentiments, or the things that the men were doing at the time against women. They talk about being degraded, limited property rights, limited voting rights, the denial of education and the lack of respect. These points are filled with fury and passion, and easily persuade one to follow the side of the women at the convention. They finished their article by saying that they would not stop easily, and they would continue to pursue their freedoms in the future.