My ancestors on my Father's side were slave owners.They arrived to this country around 1700 to the Virginia,North Carolina area,then moved to the Mississippi Territory around 1800,which later became Copiah County Mississippi to farm the new land.My Great Grandfather's side of the family did not own slaves,but my Great Great Grandfather on my Great Grandmother's side of my family were slave owner's.They were of the Smith family there and apparently that family were large landowners in the area with a large number of slaves on the census records.

~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............