Though he owned slaves, Benton came to oppose the institution of slavery after the Mexican-American War, and he opposed the Compromise of 1850 as too favorable to pro-slavery interests.
He opposed the Compromise of 1850 as too favorable to pro-slavery interests. Though he owned slaves, Benton came to oppose the institution of slavery after the Mexican-American War.
Though he owned slaves, Benton came to oppose the institution of slavery after the Mexican-American War. He opposed the Compromise of 1850 as too favorable to pro-slavery interests.
Though he owned slaves, Benton came to oppose the institution of slavery after the Mexican-American War. He opposed the Compromise of 1850 as too favorable to pro-slavery interests.