The Compromise of 1850,thought of by Henry Clay, was designined to help settle the sectional conflicts between the North and South over land gained from the Mexican Cession. The compromise did very little to settle tensions and further fueled northern abolitionists.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/30d.asp Summary
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h228.html Popular Sovereignty
http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html Fugitive Slave Act Document
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h137.html Fugitive Slave Act information
http://www.milestonedocuments.com/documents/view/compromise-of-1850/impact Impact of Compromise of 1850
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h228.html Popular Sovereignty
http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html Fugitive Slave Act Document
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h137.html Fugitive Slave Act information
http://www.milestonedocuments.com/documents/view/compromise-of-1850/impact Impact of Compromise of 1850