The unproductive tillage of human cattle takes that which of right belongs to free labor, and which is necessary for the support and happiness of our own race. – David Wilmot
Congress would exclude slavery from any territory that in the future might be acquired from Mexico. – David Wilmot
Black people are inferior to Caucasians. Blacks constitute a totally distinct group; they overshadow the country with the germ… of evil. – David Wilmot