The people of the new states could then decide the slavery question for themselves.
Missouri Compromise, an 1820 agreement that settled the slavery question for about 30 years.
But this did not, indeed, could not, remove religion from the slavery question.
Douglas provided in his bills that the residents of the new territories could decide the slavery question for themselves.
Other examples could be cited to show that the slavery question was indeed on the minds of many Americans in the 1780's.
Stephe had accepted his position partly with a hope of influence policy on slavery question.
Also, the slavery question should be solved by then.
The next pretext will be the negro, or slavery question.
People were torn about what to do about the slavery question.
The party split over the slavery question, and the Barnburners abandoned the convention.