The Compromise of 1850 did not offer a permanent solution to the slavery question because the "Fugitive Slave Law" that was part of it was not enforced by Northern states, leading Southern political leaders faced with no choice but to secede. With this secession came the inevitable Civil War that would answer the question of slavery once and for all.
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The State of the Union speech or address is what they call this constitutionally mandated report to Congress. The report may be written or oral and does not have to be given every year, but modern presidents have been giving it annually in person to a joint session of Congress in January.
The president is required to give an annual State of the Union address to Congress, and presidents frequently use this speech as an opportunity to propose a legislative agenda for Congress.
Washington's farewell address was a primer on republican virtue and a stern warning against partisanship, sectionalism, and involvement in foreign wars.