During his tenure in congress he is notable as one of the few Southerners to have opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈɛnjɚɹ ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs hiː ɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl æz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː sˈʌðɚnɚz tə hæv əpˈoʊzd ðə kˈænzəsnəbɹˈæskə ˈækt.