We [New Englanders] look upon the states, not as separated, but as united. We love to dwell on that union, and on the mutual happiness which it has so much promoted. In our contemplation, Carolina and Ohio are parts of the same country... We do not impose geographical limits to our patriotic feeling or regard. ... -Senator Daniel Webster, reply to Senator Robert Hayne, January 1830 In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to — 1. the inability of citizens to let supreme Court justices
2. inattentive nullification of a federal law by a state
3. a proposal to revise them amendment process of the US Constitution
4. the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks