People who wanted to abolish slavery were called abolitionists. After the war of 1812 everyone agrued wether slavery should be kept or not. The compromise resulted in a line being drawn westward form the southern border of Missouri. Slavery could continue in new states like Arkansas. By the 1830s, the number of opponents to slavery had grown in the north. As with everything else, North carolina disagreed among themselves about abolition. North carolina was notable for having more of its citizens speak out against slavery than any other southern state. Most of the antislavery sentiment was in the west. This was logical since slaveholding was far less widespread west of the fall line.
| North Carolina |
National Totals |
Electoral Votes |
|
| John Bell |
45,129(46.7%) |
590,901(12.6%) |
39 |
| John Brackinridge |
48,846(50.5%) |
848,019( |
72 |
| Steohen A. Douglas |
1,380,202 |
12 |
|
| Abraham Lincoln |
1,865,908 |
180 |
|
| Totals |
4,685,030 |
303 |