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The last part of the compromise was largely symbolic, a throwaway concession to Northerners who were offended that slavery existed within the District of Columbia, an area under federal control. A new law mandated that slaves could not be brought into the District of Columbia to be bought or sold. On the surface, this appeared to be a clear moral victory for antislavery activists. The fine print, however, revealed that slaves already within the District of Columbia could continue to be bought and sold.