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In the 1850s, slavery began it rise as a major issue that spread across the United States, and initiated the division between the North and South. The People needed an answer to a problem, and most turned to future president, James Buchanan to interfere or rather "stall" this problem. As Buchanan launched his presidential campaign, he spoke of his personal and political beliefs towards slavery. Although he personally saw slavery as something degrading and unmoral, he also viewed the abolitionists as an ongoing problem and a greater risk to the Union. Because Buchanan believed that slavery should be in the hands of the individual states in order to gain Southern support, and then continued to state, "Before many years the abolitionists will bring war upon this land," in favor of the North, Buchanan ended up winning the election. The people believed he would be the answer to this menacing issue. Shortly after Buchanan's inauguration, an ongoing case of Dred Scott vs. St. Louis......

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