... of the United States of America. Therefore the South and their prominent political leaders were staunch defenders, and promoters of slavery. One of the most adamant pro-slavery politicians was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun even believed that slavery was actually good for slaves. "The experience of more than half a century, I informed Pakenham, convinced me that it would be neither humane nor wise ... domestic institution." (65) Another position taken on the territorial slave issue was an idea known as popular sovereignty. It was a notion shared by a minority of northerners, including Stephen...

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