On the other hand, as the sale of slaves was forbidden in that State, an owner was no longer able to get rid of his slave (who thus became a burdensome possession) otherwise than by transporting him to the South.
Iparraldeko estatu batek beltzen salmenta debekatzen duen momentutik, esklabua, bera daukanaren eskuetatik jada irten ezin denez, jabetza ezeroso bihurtzen da, eta hegoaldera eramateko interesa sortzen da.