stephen douglas
It was "The Little Giant"... Stephen Douglas got this nickname after a political brawl in 1834 "it was the norm for politicians to fist-fight and even previously have duels"... President John Quincy Adams was shocked to witness the five-foot, four inch Illinoisian, during one of his speeches in the House of Representatives, he ripped off his necktie, unbuttoned his coat and began to brawl in a roaring defense of Andrew Jackson. After Douglas was taken out of that meeting house in Jacksonville, Illinois, by a cheering crowd, who coined him "The Little Giant" and the nickname stuck because of his short stature and powerful political influences.
The people that were involved in the conscription debate were the parents of the boys because they didn't agree. :)
It seemed like a reasonable solution to the slavery debate - let the people of each new state vote on whether it would be slave or free. The flaw in the argument was that the states would be voting one at a time. So every bully-boy in America, from both sides, would descend on one thinly-populated area to commit maximum mayhem. When it was tried-out, in Kansas, the result was called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
it is diplomacy
His debate partner was Senator Stephen Douglas from Illinois. Douglas was a celebrated debater and speaker.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, hence Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
Stephen A. Douglas
slavery
Stephen Douglas won the election.
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
Abraham Lincoln wanted to run for the Senate so that he could make laws to stop slavery in America.
He wanted to get elected, by proving his moderately-democratic position was best for Illinois and the Nation.
stephen douglas
Stephen Douglas wanted the Kansas-Nebraska Act to pass in 1854 because resolving the debate about slavery would help railroads expand faster.
Illinois, where they were competing for a senatorial seat.