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Whether or not slavery should expand into new territories. Lincoln and Douglas did NOT debate on whether or not to *end* slavery, just whether it should be allowed in the new territories and states being accepted into the U.S. Lincoln, as a member of the Free Soil party, thought that slavery shouldn't be expanded, while Douglass believed it should.
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∙ 10y agoDuring the 1858 Senatorial race in Illinois, Lincoln of the newly formed Republican Party and the incumbent Senator, Stephan Douglas squared off in a series of public debates. The main issue between Lincoln and Douglas was the issue of slavery. Lincoln's main position was that as Senator, he would favor any legislation or policies that would curtail the expansion of slavery or even help abolish it. Lincoln claimed that Douglas was in favor of "nationalizing the institution of slavery".
Douglas had already as a senator addressed the issue of slavery, and in the debates with Lincoln, asserted that he favored what seemed to be the "ongoing policy" concerning slavery of allowing the people in a territory to vote before the territory became a State. They could vote either way on the issue.
Stephan Douglas did retain his senate seat by defeating Lincoln in the November 1858 election.
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Why did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate each other in 1858?
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, theRepublican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and the incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Partycandidate. At the time, U.S. senators were elected by state legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were trying for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the aftermath of his victory in the 1860 presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery. Hope that helped.
