Grimké, Thomas Smith (1786-1834) To the people of the state of South-Carolina.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06232.09 Author/Creator: Grimké, Thomas Smith (1786-1834) Place Written: Charleston, South Carolina Type: Pamphlet Date: 1 December 1832 Pagination: 16 p. ; 21.6 x 13.4 cm. Order a Copy
Denounces the nullification ordinance passed by South Carolina on 24 November. Begins by stating, "The ordinance passed by your Convention at Columbia, a few days since, as the supreme law of the land, is the grave, not the bridal chamber of Liberty." Disbound.
Thomas Smith Grimké was an educator, reformer, and brother of Sarah More and Angelina Emily Grimké. He was a pioneer in the causes of temperance and world peace. Grimké joined other impassioned Unionists, including Joel Poinsett and Daniel Huger, objected to the leaders of the nullification movement because of their flawed interpretation of the Constitution, and because the state government threatened to make Unionism treasonous by enacting a Test Oath.
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