Who were people that were in the south who wanted to withdraw from the union?

People in the South who wanted to withdraw from the Union were primarily known as secessionists. This group included prominent political leaders, such as Jefferson Davis, who became the president of the Confederate States, and other Southern politicians and citizens who believed in states' rights and sought to preserve slavery. The secessionist movement gained momentum following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, leading to the formation of the Confederacy and the outbreak of the Civil War.