USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A U.S. Congressman (1845-1851) and later Senator (1861-1863) from Pennsylvania, David Wilmot sponsored an amendment to an appropriations bill in the House of Representatives on August 8, 1846, which proposed the banning of slavery in land gained from Mexico in the Mexican-American War .

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1847, Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania made a speech (excerpted below) to the House of Representatives in which he proposed a legislative amendment that would ban slavery from any territory acquired as a result of the war with Mexico. The amendment came to be known as the Wilmot Proviso.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired by the United States at the conclusion of the Mexican War. In 1846, David Wilmot a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, proposed the Wilmot Proviso.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1863, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated upon his death on March 16, 1868. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Towanda.

Detailed explanation-5: -– The Wilmot Proviso, 1846 Wilmot and other northerners were angered by President Polk. They felt that the entire Cabinet and national agenda were dominated by southern minds and southern principles. Polk was willing to fight for southern territory, but proved willing to compromise when it came to the north.