One political cartoon showed the name of this piece of legislation on a stone that a man is putting infront of a carriage powered by an equine Zachary Taylor.
One political cartoon showed the name of this piece of legislation on a stone that a man is putting infront of a carriage powered by an equine Zachary Taylor. John Davis prevented this legislation from beingdiscussed in the Senate out of fear that it would not pass. This piece of legislation was drafted with the helpof Preston King, Jacob Brinkerhoff, and Gideon Welles. This legislation was part of the so-called "TwoMillion Dollar Bill," and it arose from fears that Polk was using war to promote Southern interests. For 10points, name this bill that would have banned slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico.
One political cartoon showed the name of this piece of legislation on a stone that a man is putting infront of a carriage powered by an equine Zachary Taylor.
Wilmot Proviso