Reasons For The Compromise Of 1850

Black and white matters are futile to compromise. In the case of slavery, the matter of black and white not only persisted in a physical manner but rather an ideological manner.The fall of the Whig party, a hopeless middleground led by indifferent and ambivalent men, capitulates the partition of such a pressing issue, one with clear positions marked by Republican and Democratic factions. It is preposterous to assume that such a dividing issue could be eased through the vain prospect that is compromise. Reasonably so, political compromises of the 1820s to 1860s failed at easing sectional tensions, however were remarkably effective at accomplishing their feasible objectives of prolonging physical engagement, furthering the territorial prospect …show more content…
For an emerging nation to prosper, it must grow, conquer, and exert international influence. As a relatively new nation, plagued with conflict and turmoil, it was vital to pursue manifest destiny. With legislation such as the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the United States acquired vast allotments of land through the states and territories of Missouri, Maine, Texas, California, the Mexican session, Kansas and Nebraska. Although deeply challenged by an ethical issue, the United States continued to expand and dominate the New World, all thanks to effective legislation. Without the introduction of compromises promoting expansion through equal sectional power, settlers would not migrate, the economy would not boom, and trade would not thrive (leaving uncultivated and undeveloped land open could very well have lead to conquest by other world powers) leaving the future of the nation to …show more content…
Having fought two wars for independence, in order to form a government free of tyranny, it was imperative to avoid the destruction of such an establishment due to internal quarrel. Destroying a system of checks and balances shortly after a major conflict (War of 1812) and handing over almost dictatorial power to a single faction would destroy the essence of democracy and possibly doom the nation to a war of anarchy, aiming to destroy the democratic principles. Such a conflict would make the New World no better than the British oppressor and could possibly have brought an end to the nation. By promoting compromise throughout the conflict, the war remained purely ethical and not an revolt against democracy. Compromises did not manage to end the bloodiest war in American history, nevertheless, they prevented a battle that could have ended America as a