BTW, when the South used the federal government to impose their slavery on Northern territory, that's when the war began in earnest.
I had an ancestor who was prosecuted for violating the Runaway Slave Act. Best of all he was convicted! Praise God.
When was this?
Dred Scott ruled against the abolitionists.
Let’s take a look at the justices who supported Dred Scott:
Chief Justice Taney, a northerner, slaveowner and supporter of the union.
Justice Samuel Nelson, of New York, another Northerner and Democrat who supported slavery and the Union.
Justice Robert Cooper Grier of Pennsylvania, another Northerner and Democrat who supported Slavery and the Union.
That’s 3 of the 9 justices were both Northerners, slavery supporters and supporters of the union. All three sided with Dred Scott.
Only the Whigs, McLean and Curtis opposed the decision.
3 of the majority of 5 Northern justices ruled in favor of slavery. Had the North really been opposed to slavery - the North would never have passed Dred Scott.