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In authoring a change to the Tariff of 1828, he was instrumental to the compromise that ended the Nullification Crisis.
When James Smithson died and left his estate to the U. S. government to build an institution of learning, congress wanted to appropriate the money for other purposes.
He also led the fight against the gag rule, which prevented congress from hearing anti-slavery petitions.
He was considered by many to be the leader of the anti-slavery faction in congress, as he was one of America's most prominent opponents of slavery.
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