And forget they were going into states outside their confederacy to bring runaway slaves back.
And forget that there was going to be any chance of living peacefully next to a country that did not consider people, actual people, because of their outer melanin content.
Forget that it was secession for one of the most idiotic ideas, to keep slavery legal. Given that both sides knew that the plantation model was an economic albatross that was quickly becoming outdated and outcompeted. It was only a matter of time the south would collapse economically and both sides knew it. Like the confederate states would have not become aggressive towards the North as their stupidity tanked them.
You’re preaching to the choir “Man’’. Tell NKP.
Fugitive slave act. Next question!