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The Fugitive Slave Act.
The Compromise of 1850 occurred after the Mexican-American War, because of disputes between slave states and free states in regards to the territories gained. The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the statutes of the Compromise of 1850.
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Congress had the power to establish laws (but not enforce them), declare war (plus make peace), and had control over the postal service. So there you go.
Majority of Southerners were opposed to Lincoln’s stance on slavery.
They saw him as a threat to their livelihood and harbinger of secession.