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Now that's cool! But me being of the hardheadedness and rebellious type, I'd probably say something to the effect of, "well sir, I'd gladly swear the oath, 'cept'n one thing. That there part 'bout slaves. Didn't own any, don' care ta own any, Don' pertain ta me." Course I'd probably been arrested, oh well, it's the principle of the thing! Lol
I'm not following. The oath says, in essence, that the person agrees not to own slaves. Why would someone who doesn't want to own slaves refuse to sign it? If someone did refuse, despite being a non-slaveholder, I'd take that to be a sign they were standing on principle with their fellow southern slaveowners and were refusing to admit defeat, but that's apparently not what you mean.