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| Caption | satirical comments on resident Zachary Taylor's attempts to balance southern and northern interests on the question of slavery in 1850. Various members of Congress fill the evenly balanced scales including the Compromise of 1850 opponents Senator Henry Clay, left, and Senator John C. Calhoun, right |
| Headline | congressional scales balance interest of states on slavery |
| Keywords | clay congress government senator slavery taylor |
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