A Brief Biography Of Daniel Webster

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American influential figure Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury New Hampshire, on January 18th 1782 whom which attended the preparatory school, Phillips Academy, and then Dartmouth College. Webster early in his career earned recognition for his role in significant Supreme Court cases as well as being a member of the House of Representative, Senate and Secretary of State. Webster was a Federalist and a defender of the Constitution he later became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and opposed James Madison's administration. Before Webster returned to the House for the second time, he gained a reputation as a lawyer. Webster took on the Dartmouth College Case and the Bank of the United States in McCulloch v. Maryland in addition to the constitutionality of interstate commerce in Gibbons v. Ogden. Again in Congress Webster began to gain recognition as one of the greatest speakers of his time. Webster, a member of the Whigs party, strongly supported a strong federal government, in which he condoned a strong union between the states and the federal government. This established Webster’s forceful front against the nullification crisis in South Carolina, but his agreement with the Compromise of 1850. Furthermore, Webster’s victories in the significant Supreme Court cases foreshadowed his decisions based on the power struggles between the federal and state government. Webster’s considerable influence in the Nullification Crisis and the Comprise of 1850 revealed his aspiration to preserve the union, which ultimately averted a civil war. Webster’s political career took off in the beginning of the War of 1812 in which he led the opposition in his state to the policy of James Madison's administration. Webster was elected by the ... ... middle of paper ... ... continued until the end of his political career. In the nullification crisis, Webster took a valid stance against Senator Hayne in which he proved that the constitutionality of the law is determined by the Supreme Court and states have no right to null or void laws nor are they sovereign from the union. While in the nullification crisis Webster did not stand down, the Compromise of 1850 proved to be the breaking point between the North and the South, if a compromise was not achieved the future of a civil war was inevitable. During Webster’s career it is evident that his political beliefs lied in the benefit of the country as a whole, by maintaining a strong centralized front Webster was able to reserve the legality of the constitution, preserve the union, and avert a civil war, even if it ultimately caused him to loose his popularity with the people of the country.

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