HST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Roger B. Taney, Missouri Compromise, Northern Whig
15 Nov 2016
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James buchanan (democrat) v. john fremont (republican) v. millard filmore (american. Party: american party; anti-immigration/catholic party, buchanan wins (with support from all of the south and part of the lower north) He is sympathetic to pro-slavery interests (slavery should be left with the states) Missouri slave who sued for his freedom on the basis of having lived in illinois and the. Wisconsin territory where slavery was prohibited -> was enslaved again upon returning to missouri: scott"s appeal is denied. Supreme court (chief justice roger taney) ruled that african. Americans were not and never could be citizens of the u. s. States have the right to their property (slaves) and where they wanted to take them. Court also ruled that the federal government has no right to ban slavery from the territories (to do so is a violation fifth amendment -> property rights) Illinois former whig politician: taught himself law.
