詹姆斯波爾克希望拓展西方疆域的理念，造成南北方兩造的戰爭，「威爾莫特但書」（Wilmot Proviso）是由民主黨賓州議員大衛威爾莫特（David Wilmot）、於1846年8月8日所提出（剛好是墨西哥戰役開始的兩個月後），禁止在任何從墨西哥取得的土地上有奴隸制度的產生。

這是個高度爭議的政治議題，波爾克和許多南方人都不贊同這份但書的內容，此時波爾克提出了什麼樣的替代方案？

James Polk's desire to gain territory in the West caused a battle over the expansion of slavery between North and South. The Wilmot Proviso, introduced by Democratic Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania on August 8, 1846 (just two months after the outbreak of war with Mexico), banned slavery anywhere in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico.

It was a hotly debated political issue. Polk and many other Southerners were against the Proviso. What was Polk's alternative to the Proviso?

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