Episode 1429: The Road to Civil War Pt. 21 - The Compromise of 1850 - w/ George Bagby
Summary
Pete Quiñones and guest George Bagby continue their series on America’s path to civil war, focusing on the Compromise of 1850 and the final generation of statesmen like Clay, Webster, and Calhoun. The discussion analyzes the political tensions surrounding the Wilmot Proviso, the Free Soil Party, and the differing constitutional interpretations between the North and South. Bagby also examines the 1839 Catholic encyclical condemning the slave trade and explores the religious and economic arguments used by both sides to justify their positions.
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