James Mason read a key speech in opposition to this action in place of an ill South Carolina senator who returned to listen to a speech by Daniel Webster.
James Mason read a key speech in opposition to this action in place of an ill South Carolina senator who returned to listen to a speech by Daniel Webster. One provision in it gave Texas 10 million dollars, though it had to relinquish some of its land claims. Another part added California as a free state, and the Wilmot Proviso was rejected in favor of popular sovereignty in the new territories. One portion required citizens to aid in the recovery of escaped slaves. FTP, Henry Clay proposed this series of bills, including the Fugitive Slave Act, to solve territorial and slavery issues after the Mexican War.
James Mason read a key speech in opposition to this action in place of an ill South Carolina senator who returned to listen to a speech by Daniel Webster.
{Compromise of 1850}