I want to know whether he stands to-day pledged to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia; I desire to know whether he stands pledged to prohibit slavery in all the Territories of the United States north as well as south of the Missouri Compromise line.
Stevenson demands clarity on a politician's stance regarding slavery in the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, highlighting the contentious political climate of his time.
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