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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25808793, member: 101855&quot;]Here’s a little more history. Millard Fillmore was elected vice president under Zachary Taylor in 1848. He became president after Taylor died from drinking contaminated iced milk following a Fourth of July celebration in Washington. Fillmore is best remembered for the Compromise of 1850. That is best remembered for the infamous Fugitive Slave Law.</p><p><br /></p><p>People condemn Fillmore for that, but I’m a bit easier on him. He and the rest of Washington were trying to find a solution to slavery short of ending it. Having thought about that for a long time, I’ve come to the conclusion that there was no way around the Civil War if the country was to remain whole. Slavery had to end, and South was not going to give up on that without a fight. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Whig Party passed over Fillmore in 1852 and nominated Winfield Scott instead. Scott lost to Franklin Pierce and the Whig Party fell to pieces not long after that over the slavery issue. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fillmore accepted the nomination of the American or “Know Nothing” Party in 1856. That group was noted its opposition to immigrants. It is not known if Fillmore agreed with their views. He may have only been using them as a way to get back into the White House. Fillmore finished a weak third, winning only the electoral votes of Maryland.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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