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I would imagine very disappointed. He was told he was property, didn't have rights, and wasn't a citizen. He had to stay with his owner.
They embraced the decision. It verified their view of a slave society.
The South generally supported the Dred Scott decision because it upheld the rights of slaveowners to take their slaves into any territory. They saw it as a victory for states' rights and slaveholding interests.
Many Southerners supported the Dred Scott decision because it reinforced the rights of slaveholders to take their slaves into free territories. They viewed the decision as a victory for states' rights and property rights over federal power.
The Abolitionist minority were outraged at the verdict, and the insulting remarks that accompanied it. The non-Abolitionist majority were simply exasperated that war seemed to be coming closer.
keep it small
Republicans feel that taxes should be minimal. They largely believe that the government should be minimal to reduce the amount of money needed.
The dont, that is the problem
Some people felt it was putting the clock back. Yet many states had anti-Black laws on the books. This pleased the South. It angered the Northern Abolitionist minority. Other Northerners were simply exasperated, because it was dividing the two sections even further, and bringing war closer.
they absolutely hate em
Some Republicans feel they will not be re-elected if they publicly support same-sex marriage.
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