Significance of Webster/Hayne debate?

Question

What was the significance of the webster/hayne debate?basically why is often considered the greatest debate ever to take place in the United States Senate?

Answer 1

"The Webster-Hayne debate was a famous debate in the U.S. between Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Senator Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina that took place on January 19-27, 1830 regarding protectionist tariffs. The heated speeches between Webster and Hayne themselves were unplanned, and stemmed from debate over a resolution by Connecticut Senator Samuel Foote calling for the temporary suspension of further land surveying until land already on the market was sold (this would effectively stop the introduction of new lands onto the market). Webster's "Reply to Hayne" (1830) was generally regarded as "the most eloquent speech ever delivered in Congress."
Webster's description of the US government as "made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people," was later echoed by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address in the words "government of the people, by the people, for the people."