Compare And Contrast Lincoln And Douglass

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During the Illinois state election campaign of 1858 Lincoln and Douglas have participated in seven debates. But before judging, let’s see the characteristics of each one! Douglas:  He did not agree the Access of Kansas as a slave state under the power of Lecomptom constitution, which worked as a republican support for him.  He promoted the “popular sovereignty”, which consists on giving the citizens the power to allow or prohibit slavery.  He has the Freeport doctrine, which suggests that the voice of citizens has more power than anything the Supreme Court could say.  Excellent fame as an orator.  Douglas expanded Lincoln’s message about ending slavery in a heavy abolitionist movement, actually Lincoln wanted to avoid the expansion