I think the political compromise over the sectional crisis of the 1850s seemed impossible by the 1860 because of the events leading up to the 1860 election and the election itself. The North’s neglect to obey the Fugitive State Law angered southern states and was a problem especially for Border States. When I slave was able to escape to the north, they did everything they could to make the slave a “free man”. A known fact about the north is they hated slavery as Henry Benning explained in his speech, and president Buchanan did nothing to prevent the secession of the seven states, as congress was more active during Buchanan’s time as president. All of the events angered or did little to prevent the events about to take place in the south and
