The Federalists felt that this addition wasn't necessary, because they believed that the Constitution as it stood only limited the government not the people. The Anti- Federalists claimed the Constitution gave the central government too much power, and without a Bill of Rights the people would be at risk of oppression.
Some abolitionists criticize Lincoln's Emancipation proclamation because it did not follow the rule of law--making it seem "less official" than if it had been a law originating in Congress.
A letter from the states now turned confederacy offering a direct declaration of war.
The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned.