"Henry Clay" was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool.
Known as "The Great Compromiser", Clay facilitated vital contracts amid the Nullification Crisis and on the slavery issue. As a major aspect of the "Great Triumvirate" or "Immortal Trio," alongside his partners Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, he was instrumental in defining the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850 to ease sectional strains.