Oh, you want imaginary numbers to go along with an imaginary "what if" that's been going back and forth way too long.
Ok, I guess if it were anything like now.... Lets see... if the southern states, who didn't want to abolish slavery smuggled in new imaginary slaves, how many new imaginary slaves do I think they would have been able to get away with?
LOL Sounds kinda like a 5th grade math quiz. LOL
Hmmm... well, if it's anything like today where our government hasn't really had their hearts set on following our laws on real illegals .... and because back then they couldn't smuggle imaginary people in as quickly as they smuggle in today's real illegals... hmmmm oh, maybe about a million poor imaginary souls.
Have a good one!
Seriously, I don’t think that flies.
Slaves were very visible, especially on big farms. You couldn’t avoid being noticed.
And I think feds would’ve been alot more keen on illegality then than now. While I can imagine many looking the other way, it just isn’t the same as illegal aliens now who really can go undercover - all on their own. They can pop in and pop out, not stay in a cabin on someone’s property.