Why did congressmen believe that Henry Clay could resolve the debate?

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Panayotis · Answer 1 · 2016-10-10T01:58:21+0000

Congressmen probably believed that Henry Clay would resolve the debate over the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act because he had successfully resolved a fiery debate over the spread of slavery with his Missouri Compromise in 1820.

Why did congressmen believe that Henry Clay could resolve the debate?

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