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The compromise proposed by Henry Clay is a complete and utter failure in that it does not meet the needs of anyone. A good compromise between two parties should satisfy the needs of both parties adequately and leave neither side feeling cheated. This compromise ....

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.... however, the compromise wouldn’t exactly fit the bill either. The problem with the compromise to me as a Northerner is that it doesn’t offer that which I want. As a person of the North, I am interested in the abolition of slavery. I will not be fooled by a so-called compromise that doesn’t include that which I really want. As an abolitionist, the only good part of the bill is that California is admitted as a free state. While this does strengthen the abolitionist movement, it does not ban slavery. By agreeing to this compromise, I would be saying that I was satisfied with the South having slavery as long as California did not ha ....