Slavery
The main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was largely concerned with the expansion of slavery into new US territories. Douglas felt that the territories should decide for themselves if they wanted to have slavery. Lincoln was convinced that slavery should be dealt with as morally wrong. Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" and felt that the agitation over slavery would not stop until slavery was either extended to all states and territories or eliminated in all states and territories.
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slavery in the territories
For the most part the Lincoln and Douglas debates centered around slavery. Lincoln made it clear how strong his opposition to slavery was. Douglas was not a pro-slavery advocate, but trusted the US Supreme Court decision in 1858 that basically declared slavery legal.
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Slavery
Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas, during the US Senate campaign, in Illinois, in 1858. They debated 7 times, in 7 different cities throughout Illinois. The main topic of the debates was the issue of slavery.
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate. Although Lincoln was a candidate for the Senate in Illinois, the debates were not directly related to an election of office. At the time, Illinois' Senators were elected by the Illinois Legislators, so the purpose of the debates was to represent their parties (Lincoln for the Republicans and Douglas for the Democrats) in a bid to win control of the Illinois Legislature. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery.
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The main ISSUE of the DEBATE was whether slavery be allowed to expand to new territories. The REASON the debates were held was for a seat in the Illinois Senate.
It was one topic, but certainly not the only one. First, it is worth noting that there were seven debates (and for modern students, accustomed to seeing candidates give one minute responses to questions, each candidate spoke for as long as an hour, before giving way to his opponent). As for Manifest Destiny, the belief that America had both the right and the duty to expand and take over more territory, this was indeed a point of contention between the candidates: Douglas generally supported the idea, while Lincoln generally did not. But most historians will tell you the main topic for the debates was the controversy over slavery-- especially whether the spread of slavery should be limited by the federal government, or whether the individual states should be allowed to make the decision to permit it or not.
Lincoln-Douglas (LD) is centered around values. Cases typically have a value premise, value criterion, and multiple contentions. The value premise is a way of judging the resolution (such as justice or national security). The value criterion is how the case's contentions achieve the value premise (such as utilitarianism or the Rawlsian veil of ignorance). The contentions are a case's main arguments. Philosophy and analytical arguments should play a heavy role in an LD debate.
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.