We [New Englanders] look upon the states, not as separated, but as united. We love

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 —
A. the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices
B. an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state
C. a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution
D. the federal seizure of private land for transportation networks