Attempts at compromise followed but Lincoln and the Republicans rejected the proposed Crittenden Compromise as contrary to the Party's platform of free-soil in the territories.
ɐtˈɛmpts æt kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz fˈɑːloʊd bˌʌt lˈɪŋkən ænd ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd kɹˈɪtɛndən kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz æz kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz plˈætfɔːɹm ʌv fɹˈiːsˈɔɪl ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz.