詹姆斯波尔克希望拓展西方疆域的理念，造成南北方两造的战争，「威尔莫特但书」（Wilmot Proviso）是由民主党宾州议员大卫威尔莫特（David Wilmot）、于1846年8月8日所提出（刚好是墨西哥战役开始的两个月后），禁止在任何从墨西哥取得的土地上有奴隶制度的生成。

这是个高度争议的政治议题，波尔克和许多南方人都不赞同这份但书的内容，此时波尔克提出了什么样的替代方案？

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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