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The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
Slave owners wanted slaves because they were able to make money or profits by the work performed by the slave.
A slave owner can have as many slaves as they can afford to buy and support.
Some slave owners treated their slaves badly because they saw them as primitive people, not high enough to exist in their league. Because slave owners bought their slaves they regarded them as property and not people. In the past slaves had no rights.