Coordinated Southern Senate Speaking Effort Against the National Bank
- When
- 1841
- Where
- United States Senate
In 1841, Senator John Calhoun rallied a number of Southern senators to take the floor one after another for days in opposition of the national bank.
Following this, in 1841, Senator John Calhoun rallied a number of Southern senators to take the floor, one after another for days, in opposition of the national bank. The supplied passages date this extended speaking effort only to the year 1841 and do not tie it to a specific building or to particular start and end dates. The legacy record's February 18 to March 11, 1841 dates and its 'first ongoing filibuster' characterization are not confirmed by the supplied evidence, and the legacy February start would precede the 27th Congress session start of March 4, 1841 stated in the passages.
Sources
- United States Senate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
- 27th United States Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
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