Which congressman most vocally opposed the free soil position in the 1840s? john

c. calhoun henry clay david wilmot?

John Caldwell Calhoun was an american stateman who is remembered for defending slavery. The Free Soilers stated affirmed that the Congress had power to outlaw slavery. John Calhoun was vehemently against it.

John C Calhoun stated that the Federal Government's role in the territories was only that of "the trustee or agent of the several sovereign states".