What was the views of the Whigs?

The Whigs began as the anti-Jackson/anti-VanBuren party. They favored the restoration of the national bank. They were against the annexation of Texas. In 1844,they officially favored a proposal to ban slavery in the territory newly acquired from Mexico but their candidate, Taylor was a big-time slave owner and made no promises to support this proposal. In 1852 they supported the Compromise of 1850 including the controversial fugitive slave law which forced free states to return runaway slaves to thieir owners even though they were against slavery.