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Personal Narrative: The Compromise Of 1850

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Our country is on the verge of disaster today. Provincial parties are seeking blood from one another. By being the kings of these radicals, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Fremont do absolutely nothing but intensify the problem, which threatens to burst out into civil war. During my last serving as President, this very same argument over slavery loomed over us. I am fulfilled to say that I was able to bring to life the Compromise of 1850, thus diverting this calamity. God knows that I loathe slavery, but it is a standing issue, and we must tolerate it and protect it as given by the constitution. Under my government, the Fugitive Slave Act gave full power to the General Government to give runaways back to their owners. The issues in the Kansas Territory
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