. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . adopted a free Stateconstitution, Taylor sought to keep faith, and urged Con-gress to admit the new State. The Slave Power raged atseeing the richest fruits of the Mexican War slipping from itsgrasp. The country was aflame. Every Northern legis-lature but one passed resolutions declaring that Congressought to shut out slavery from all the new territory. Inthe South, public meetings and legislatures urged secessionif such action were taken. Said Toombs of Georgia inCongress, I . . avow ... in the presence of the livingGod, that if .
. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . adopted a free Stateconstitution, Taylor sought to keep faith, and urged Con-gress to admit the new State. The Slave Power raged atseeing the richest fruits of the Mexican War slipping from itsgrasp. The country was aflame. Every Northern legis-lature but one passed resolutions declaring that Congressought to shut out slavery from all the new territory. Inthe South, public meetings and legislatures urged secessionif such action were taken. Said Toombs of Georgia inCongress, I . . avow ... in the presence of the livingGod, that if . . you seek to drive us from California, . .I am for disunion. 500 SLAVERY OR FREEDOM Taylor died suddenly in July, 1850, to be succeeded byFillmore from the vice-presidency. This gave a breathing, spell, and Clay came forward once more with a Compro- compromise, aiming to reconcile the South to the^50* loss of California by giving them their will onother disputed points. Proud of his title of theGreat Pacificator, he pled for a union of hearts between. North and South through mutual concession: otherwise,he feared there was little chance for the survival of the polit-ical Union which he loved. THE LAST COMPROMISE, IN 1850 501 Clays Omnibus measures were supported by the newPresident, and finally passed in separate bills after a stren-uous eight months debate. They provided for: (1) theadmission of the free California; (2) Territorial organ-ization of New Mexico and Utah on squatter-sovereigntyprinciples ; (3) prohibition of the slave trade in the District ofColumbia; and (4) a new and more effective Fugitive SlaveLaw, with all the abominations of the old one. This was of 1850, — the last compromise on Southern Representatives voted No, in order thatthe measure, if passed, should be passed by Northern votes. It 2vas Webster ivho really secured the passage of the com-promise. He had bitterly opposed the annexation of Texasand the war: but now he urge
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