For the political views he expressed in his Seventh of March speech, Daniel Webster was viciously condemned by
A) northern Unionists.
B) northern banking and commercial interests.
C) abolitionists and Free Soilers.
D) Henry Clay.
E) John C. Calhoun.

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Daniel Webster was condemned by abolitionists and Free Soilers because his Seventh of March speech supported the Compromise of 1850, which included the Fugitive Slave Act, seen as a concession to pro-slavery interests.

For the Political Views He Expressed in His Seventh of March