Книга: Langdon Cheves «Speech Of Hon. Langdon Cheves, In The Southern Convention, At Nashville, Tennessee, November 14, 1850»
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Langdon Cheves
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Langdon Cheves (pronounced "chivis"), (
Cheves was born at
In spite of the advice of his friends, who thought him "born to be a merchant," he began studying law at age 18. In 1797 he was admitted to the bar, and soon became eminent in his profession. Before 1808 his yearly income from his practice exceeded $20,000, making him wealthy for his time.
In 1806 he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Dulles, of Charleston. In 1810 he was elected to congress, along with William Lowndes and
Cheves was a zealous supporter of the
His most memorable act as Speaker was the defeat of the re-charter of the Bank of the United States. After peace was declared in 1815, he declined re-election, and returned to the Charleston bar. In the following year he was made a judge of the superior court of South Carolina.
In 1816 the national bank was rechartered, but within three years had been nearly ruined by mismanagement. In 1819 Cheves was elected president of its board of directors, and during the next three years succeeded in restoring its credit. In 1822 he resigned this post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. Cheves became chief commissioner of claims under the treaty of Ghent.
After living for a time in
Cheves was an early supporter of the idea of the Southern states seceding from the United States. In the excitement of 1832 he condemned the scheme of nullification as not sufficiently thoroughgoing. He considered it folly for
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