they were wiling to accept it where it already existed but opposed further expansion
Most Northerner didn't care for slavery. That is not to say they didn't want it abolished, it just did not affect their life.
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
Federalists
It was seen as a ploy to expand slavery into the West. This was not the express purpose of the treaty, but a letter by John C. Calhoun written in support of the treaty stated that slavery was beneficial. Because this was used as support for the treaty, anti-slavery Northerners did not pass the law. Sectional conflict was also feared.
The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that
Some states passed personal liberty laws for runaway slaves.
Most Northerner didn't care for slavery. That is not to say they didn't want it abolished, it just did not affect their life.
Most Northerners were opposed to slavery, viewing it as a moral injustice and advocating for its abolition. This opposition to slavery became a key factor in the growing tensions between the North and South that ultimately led to the American Civil War.
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
Northerners were completely against slavery, and before the Civil War they took their hatred overboard by killing Southerners for their slavery.
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Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
Federalists
many northerners learned about slavery by personal contact with slaves.
It was seen as a ploy to expand slavery into the West. This was not the express purpose of the treaty, but a letter by John C. Calhoun written in support of the treaty stated that slavery was beneficial. Because this was used as support for the treaty, anti-slavery Northerners did not pass the law. Sectional conflict was also feared.
The northerners felt slavery was bad, although they bought cotton from the south that the slaves made. The southerners felt slavery was very useful to make and sell goods.
The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that