He was quite disturbed by it. He saw it as having the potential to destroy the union. He turned out to be right.
Letter to John Holms, April 22, 1820
The Missouri question, "like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union."
Letter to William Short, April 13, 1820
"Missouri question aroused and filled me with alarm...I have been among the most sanguine in believing that our Union would be of long duration. I now doubt it much."
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He was quite disturbed by it. He saw it as having the potential to destroy the union. He turned out to be right.
Letter to John Holms, April 22, 1820
The Missouri question, "like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union."
Letter to William Short, April 13, 1820
"Missouri question aroused and filled me with alarm...I have been among the most sanguine in believing that our Union would be of long duration. I now doubt it much."