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During the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates, Senator Douglas named three groups that opposed the Fugitive Slave Act. The first group opposed the act totally. They refused to comply with it. The second group opposed the act but recognized it as law. The third group opposed the act but recognized it was needed for the 1850 compromise.

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