Democrats wanted to expand slavery to wherever they chose to put their suticase.
scal·a·wag
/ˈskaləˌwaɡ,ˈskalēˌwaɡ/
noun INFORMAL
noun: scalawag; plural noun: scalawags
A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.