Hard to grow cotton in the desert. Who knew? 😀
Right? I've been through that area. I don't know why anyone would want to live out there.
A week or so ago I watched a video about Zachary Taylor. It talked about how he came to be president. While watching it I was surprised to learn that Zachary Taylor dismissed all concerns about slavery "expanding" into the territories. Turns out he had been all through that area during the Mexican/American war, and knew the idea was ridiculous.
He was a Henry Clay Whig, not a Democrat. Henry Clay was also Lincoln's mentor. He imbued Lincoln with the idea of "Mercantilism", which in my opinion is a little too activist government for my tastes.