The debate over the status of slavery in the territories failed to alleviate tensions between the slave-holding South and the free North, with the failure of the Compromise of 1850, a legislative package designed to address the issue.
ðə dᵻbˈeɪt ˌoʊvɚ ðə stˈæɾəs ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz fˈeɪld tʊ ɐlˈiːvɪˌeɪt tˈɛnʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə slˈeɪvhˈoʊldɪŋ sˈaʊθ ænd ðə fɹˈiː nˈɔːɹθ, wɪððə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌvðə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ɐ lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv pˈækɪdʒ dɪzˈaɪnd tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs ðɪ ˈɪʃuː.