ɐtˈɛmpts æt kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz fˈɑːloʊd bˌʌt lˈɪŋkən ænd ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd kɹˈɪtɛndən kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz æz kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz plˈætfɔːɹm ʌv fɹˈiːsˈɔɪl ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz.
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.