For South Carolinian Robert Francis Allston, a "plain, honest, common-sense reading of the Constitution" meant the

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Robert Francis Allston was a Southern plantation owner and politician who believed that slavery was constitutional, as it was protected by the 10th Amendment's provision for states' rights. He opposed abolitionism and [nullification] and supported the United States Bank to promote economic growth in the South.

For South Carolinian Robert Francis Allston, a "Plain, Honest, Common-Sense