He had avowed opposition to the annexation of Texas, and, although his letter was not based upon hostility to slavery and the slave trade, it was positive, highly patriotic, and in a measure satisfactory to the anti-slavery Whigs.
This passage discusses the complex political stance of a figure opposing Texas annexation while navigating anti-slavery sentiments.
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