...d the legality of the act. Mr. Calhoun never held to such a right — he said in the Senate that its exercise would be a breach of the compact — a violation of faith. The Supreme Court of South Carolina had also denied the legality and constitutionality of the right in the case of McCrady. The Legislature of South Carolina in 1828, in a provision said to have been written by Mr. Calhoun, also held...