Like Lincoln, Douglass disagreed with someone of the bills that were passed. What stumped Douglass was the idea around did supporting southern states but disliking slavery. Since the southern states were heavily populated with slaves, this idea did not make sense to him. In 1854, an Act was passed, which allowed slavery into the west. This Act influenced Lincoln and he focused more on antislavery politics, while Douglass was advocating for racial equality. Lincoln soon began to focus on persuading Americans about the wrong of slaves. With such different personalities, Douglass did not like how Lincoln took so long to make decisions. Lincoln often took an awhile to make decisions and thought and the consequences that came, “Lincoln had often