As a Congressman, this man served as floor manager for the failed attempt to approve the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas.
Because of his support for the Clayton Compromise, which banned slavery in the Oregon Territory, this man was stabbed by Judge Francis Cone. At age 70, this man came out of retirement to serve as Governor for the final four months of his life. As a Congressman, this man served as floor manager for the failed attempt to approve the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas. This Whig joined with his in-state rival, Democrat Howell Cobb, to create the first incarnation of the Constitutional Union Party, which helped elect his close ally Robert Toombs to the Senate. This man joined Robert M.T. Hunter and John Campbell aboard the River Queen. In one speech, this man praised a document "founded upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the white man." For 10 points, name this man who gave the Cornerstone Speech, the Vice President of the Confederate States of America.
Because of his support for the Clayton Compromise, which banned slavery in the Oregon Territory, this man was stabbed by Judge Francis Cone.
Alexander Stephens