That the House was divided but with a majority favoring the abolition of slavery.
Vote their conscience and not their constituency.
They were divided but most favored the abolition of slavery.
wilmot proviso
It failed to become law.
David Wilmot
What was the unstated goal of the Wilmot Proviso?
Southerners opposed the Wilmot Proviso. This is because the Wilmot Proviso established peace with Mexico, and the land that Mexico owned was in the South.
Wilmot's Proviso brought the future of slavery to everyone.
The Wilmot Proviso qualifies as such. It however, was one of the leading causes of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
The extension of slavery into new territories
In part, simply by bringing the issue of slavery to the halls of Congress.
The Wilmot Proviso (1846) prohibited slavery on any land acquired from Mexico.