[LexBaird]

You do know who insisted upon that whole 2/3 thing, don't you? (Hint: it wasn't southerners)

Ummm. You think it was the Northerners who insisted on keeping 1/3 of the South's population in bondage? I think you are confusing NS's point about the Southern population free/slave ratio with the 3/5th clause in the Constitution.

[FredHunter08]

“You think it was the Northerners who insisted on keeping 1/3 of the South’s population in bondage? “

You think the Northern slave traders (all those shipping companies....) had a problem with it?

You think the average Northerner had a problem with it? You might want to consider the laws in many Northern states prior to the War of Northern Aggression.

[HEY4QDEMS]

I believe that RC mistaken thought your statement was a reference to the great compromise.

[RegulatorCountry]

You think it was the Northerners who insisted on keeping 1/3 of the South's population in bondage?

The northern industrial complex benefitted mightily, due to the labor of those in bondage. Outside of radical abolitionists, who were quite fringe even in the north in the years leading up to war, I see nothing in history to indicate a lack of willingess to profit thusly. So, what's your point?