R = Slave
A = American President
F = Persuasive LetterT = Slavery should NOT be allowed to expand West because...
Dear President Fillmore,
My name is Matthew and I am a slave. I have asked a scribe to write this letter. My master has told me that the government and you are trying to decide whether or not California should be a free or slave state. I firmly believe that California should be free. Not just because I am a slave, but because I care about the gold miners. If slaves were allowed in California the gold miners wouldn't make as much money because the slaves would do the work and they would all give the gold to their owners, and unfair advantage to those who cannot afford a slave because the slaves are stealing the work.
I hope you will at least consider my argument.
Matthew
