On the issue of slavery in the territories, John C. Calhoun asserted that

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John C. Calhoun argued that the Constitution protected the right of citizens to take their property with them when they moved to new territories. This is known as the doctrine of popular sovereignty or "squatter sovereignty," which held that the settlers in a territory should be able to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery. Calhoun believed that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, and that any attempt to do so would be unconstitutional.

On the Issue of Slavery in the Territories, John C