The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ntroduced in Congresslooking to a peace with Mexico, to be made by a pur-chase of territory. Mr. Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, movedto add a proviso that slavery should never exist in theterritory thus acquired. This was known as the Wil-mot Proviso. The proviso was finally rejected, but itopened the question of freedom or slavery in the newregion before the Mexican War was ended, and the agi-tation thus introduced once more into politics did notcease while slavery existed. The first effect of the excitement was to ren
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ntroduced in Congresslooking to a peace with Mexico, to be made by a pur-chase of territory. Mr. Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, movedto add a proviso that slavery should never exist in theterritory thus acquired. This was known as the Wil-mot Proviso. The proviso was finally rejected, but itopened the question of freedom or slavery in the newregion before the Mexican War was ended, and the agi-tation thus introduced once more into politics did notcease while slavery existed. The first effect of the excitement was to render cer-tain the defeat of the Democratic party in the electionof 1848. A large number of Democrats and a smallernumber of Whigs seceded from the old parties andformed the Free-Soil party, which desired to shut slav-ery out of the Territories. The Democrats nominatedGeneral Cass; the Whigs nominated General ZacharyTaylor, the hero of Buena Vista, for President. TheFree-Soilers nominated ex-President Martin Van was elected. THE QUESTION Of SLAVERY IN POLITICS. 297. General Taylor was the twelfthPresident of the United States, andof these first twelve Presidents sev-en were born in Virginia, whichgot the name of the Mother ofPresidents from that fact. Zach-ary Taylor was born in Virginiain 1784, but he was carried to Ken-tucky in his infancy. He got acommission in the army when liewas twenty-four years old. Hegained his first distinction by hisgallant defense of Fort Harrisonin the war against Tecumsehs In-dians. In a war waged against the Seminole Indians sketch of Florida he defeated the savages in a severe battleat Okeechobee. His fame rests chiefly on his achieve-ments in the Mexican War. After serving for a yearand four months. President Tajlor died, and was suc-ceeded by Millard Fillmore, of New York, the Vice-President. But while the country was excited over the presiden- Discovery of gow ? _ ^ in California. tial election, an event took place in the
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