Volume 23 of the collected papers of John C. Calhoun covering the last nine months in the twenty-ninth congress (April 1846 to December 1846) provides insight into the significant issues facing the country during the period including the Oregon crisis, the Mexican War, tariff reform, and the initial
Clyde Norman Wilson is professor of history emeritus from the University of South Carolina. He is a recipient of the Bostick Prize for Contributions to South Carolina Letters and of the first annual Randolph Society Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the M.E. Bradford distinguished chair of the Abbeville Institute.