Summary Of The Compromise

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The Compromise entailed the division of the Northern and Southern states, that was proposed by the Henry Clay to the Senate and had occurred after the appeal of the Missouri Compromise and Compromise Tariff of 1832. He wanted to decentralize the act of using nationalistic pride with territory and statesmen. Clay wanted the North and South to come to an agreement with each other without ruining the nation. He initiated his speech by giving a synopsis of what a negotiation incorporates, and why it is needed when there are “violation[s] of the Constitution.” His speech incited a different perspective to those who are apart of opposing parties. Clay also did not want an agreement with any “extremes.” He wanted a conclusion that
The problem was an effect of the initial plan of prohibiting slavery from any territory that was previously in Mexico’s possession. This plan was disposed of, due to the opposition of abolitionist and proslavery Southerners; the regulation of slavery was seen as unconstitutional in terms of Congress’s power. The proposal had received backlash from the Whig President Zachary Taylor, who insisted that California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Minnesota were united in statehood before the idea of slavery being prohibited was addressed, but would have made the North attain more representation in the Senate with a ten-vote lead. Additionally, the time that the speech had been read had a great influence because it was a direct response or reaction to the tension that was an effect of slavery dividing the country. With slavery being a primary issue, it led to the cause of concern about the state of the North and South, so that they would not be “the victims of military despotism or foreign domination.” The outcome of this issue in this document was seen as America undergoing an oppressive state of government and suppression from any