I have read more than once that the death of Clay was largely responsible for the end of the Whig equilibrium, or if you prefer, the death of the Whigs altogeth

I have read more than once that the death of Clay was largely responsible for the end of the Whig equilibrium, or if you prefer, the death of the Whigs altogether. With the Republicans; Lincoln and ... The strangest thing about Calhoun is that he is still considered a significant theorist. He is so very alien to how we might apprehend such a man today.