But when a Northern State declared that the son of the slave should be born free, the slave lost a large portion of his market value, since his posterity was no longer included in the bargain, and the owner had then a strong interest in transporting him to the South.
Iparraldeko estatu batek esklabuaren seme-alaba aske jaioko dela aldarrikatzen duen egunean, esklabuak bere salmenta-balioaren zati handi bat galtzen du, beraren ondorengoak ezin baitira merkatuan sartu, eta honengatik ere interes handia sortzen da hegoaldera eramateko.