He supported it because he wanted to preserve the Union.
Daniel Webster
He supported it because he wanted to preserve the Union.
Daniel Webster
It was a speech that he gave about how he felt that people should vote yes to the Compromise of 1850 because even though it promoted slavery in the new territories, slavery wouldn't be able to be upheld there due to the environment that is not suitable for plantation farming. (He was abolitionist)
The leader in Congress who helped to create the Missouri Compromise was Henry Clay. Furthermore, with the support of Daniel Webster, Clay set up the plan for the Compromise of 1850 and the resolution of the Nullification Crisis.
Daniel Webster was an influential Senator who lent his support to the Compromise of 1850 for the sake of the keeping the Union in tact. He was permanently vilified by his peers afterwards.
Three senators played a vital role in the compromise of 1850. The senators included Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
Henry Clay
Stephan Douglas was! Good Day!
The Missouri Compromise was proposed by Senator Henry Clay in 1820, not as part of the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850 was also led by Clay, alongside other prominent figures such as Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun. The Missouri Compromise aimed to address the balance of slave and free states, while the Compromise of 1850 dealt with issues arising from the Mexican-American War and included measures like the admission of California as a free state.
The Compromise of 1850 was passed on September 9th, 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 took place in 1850.