Robert James Turnbull

Robert James Turnbull (January 1775 - June 15, 1833) was an American lawyer, planter, writer and politician from South Carolina who also published under the name Brutus. His essays in the ''Charleston Mercury'' advocating nullification were published as a pamphlet under the title ''The Crisis: Or, Essays on the Usurpations of the Federal Government'', which has been described as "the handbook for nullification and resistance." Provided by Wikipedia