In the administration of President Fillmore they had united in proposing to the United States a tripartite treaty guaranteeing Spain in her none too certain ownership.

在菲尔莫尔总统执政期间，他们联合向美国提出了一项三方条约，以保证西班牙拥有不太确定的所有权。

Early in his administration, President Fillmore signed the Compromise of Eighteen Fifty. That compromise helped settle a dispute over slavery and the western territories. It ended a crisis between northern and southern states. It prevented a civil war.

在他执政初期，总统菲尔莫尔签署了1850年折衷法案。这一法案有助于解决奴隶制和西部领土争端。它结束了南北各州之间的危机，阻止了内战的爆发。