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.
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.