April 24

Compromise of 1850 Called the Omnibus. It had eight parts, it reminded people of the public transportation. John C Calhoun argues the compromise must not happen because slavery must expand or it will die. Daniel Webster ask for reconciliation he sides with the south and he Is branded a traitor. William Seward said God and Nature end slavery. Zach Taylor dies. Stephen Douglas separates the bill into five pieces. There would be no slave trade in DC. Five Bakers Southern Congress men to unite the south against the compromise. Anyone return to bondage was worth $10. The accused did not get speak on behalf. This is going to influence the Underground railroad to become more active. Fugitive Slave Law The north does not support it. Uncle Toms Cabin Uncle Toms Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, she wrote it to sway against slavery. The election of 1852, Franklin Pierce won. Lincoln gave her credit for starting the civil war. Oslend Maninfesto Pierre Soule and his mission plan to buy Cuba for 130 million.We tell them we will take it if they don’t sell it. Once the plan was discovered America denied it.