Might not be a great answer but:
Due to the 3/5 clause, each slave was counted as 3/5 of a person represented in congress. The south's political power relied largely on this fact.
Their attitude/ beliefs would change in order for the discomfort feeling to reduce. So they might make it up by making another decision with a better outcome to make up for the previous poor decision.
Answer:
the answer is Polaris 40° above the northern horizon.
