He thereupon, on the 8th of August, 1846, moved a proviso to the two-million bill, declaring it to be "an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from Mexico, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist therein.
Blaine recounts the introduction of a significant amendment aimed at preventing slavery in newly acquired territories from Mexico.
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