[Ronald77]

Except for the southern the writers of the Constitution were antislavery. They had to compromise with the democrats to get the Constitution passed. Importing slaves was made illegal but the DEMOCRATS could retain those slaves THEY, THE DEMOCRATS, OWNED.

[DiogenesLamp]

They had to compromise with the democrats to get the Constitution passed. Importing slaves was made illegal

There were no Democrats in 1787. They didn't exist until 1828 or so when Andrew Jackson created the party. The importation of slaves was not made illegal until 1808, so quite a few years after the constitution was written.

Thirdly, all the states were slave states, so they had to "compromise" with their own people in each and every state.