Stated by stephen douglass during the lincolndouglass debates, eventually. Douglas takes the position freeport doctrine that territories could limit slavery. Chapter 19 drifting toward disunion 18541861 ap us history. Second joint debate, august 27, 1858 at freeport, illinois. Douglass reply, second joint debate, freeport, august 27, 1858, in the lincolndouglas.
Lincolndouglas senatorial debates 1858 hieu degosserie. Aug 25, 2018 in the second debate at freeport, lincoln got douglas to state the freeport doctrine the next question propounded to me by mr. In 1858, as the country moved ever closer to disunion, two politicians from illinois attracted the attention of a nation. Stephen douglas, the politician who was too smart for his own. May contends in his slavery, race, and conquest in the tropics.
Stephen douglas, the politician who was too smart for his own good. First, that douglas, in his freeport speech, held the same doctrine that he did in his nebraska bill in 1854. Stated that exclusion of slavery in a territory where it was legal could be determined by the refusal of the voters to enact any laws that would protect slave property. The debates reached a climax at freeport on august 27, 1858. Supreme court s dred scott decision which held that neither states nor territories were empowered to make slavery illegalsimply by failing to provide for police enforcement of the rights of slave owners to their slaves. Representative abraham lincoln was campaigning to take douglass u.
In response, douglas came up with what is known as the freeport doctrine. Senator douglas response to lincoln became known as the freeport doctrine and had a profound effect not only on the result of the 1858 election, but the results of the 1860 presidential election. Stephen douglas, the politician who was too smart for his. Freeport doctrine was stephen douglass doctrine that, in spite of the dred scott decision, slavery could be excluded from territories of the united states by local legislation. From august 21 to october 15, 1858, lincoln and douglas traveled to seven cities across illinois to engage in public debates. Mar 06, 20 stephen douglas, the politician who was too smart for his own good posted on march 6, 20. Sokup lecture on saturday, 29 the stump is an annual publication of the.
As a result, southern politicians used their demand for a slave code to drive a wedge between the northern and southern wings of the democratic party, 20 splitting the majority political party in 1858. The freeport doctrine was articulated by stephen a. Who won the senatorial election of 1858 in illinois. Freeport doctrine freeport doctrine was stephen douglass doctrine that, in spite of the dred scott decision, slavery could be excluded from territories of the united states by local legislation. Douglas third way became known as the freeport doctrine, and. Two centuries of us military operations in liberia department of.
The freeport doctrine that douglas espoused on aug. Oct 14, 2020 in 1858 in his socalled freeport doctrine stephen douglas did what. Abraham lincoln and the republican triumph, 1858 1860 lincolns political career1. The lincolndouglas debates house divided speech freeport doctrine the union under siege 1. Apr 14, 2011 thi xuan hieu ngo vesalius college vrije universiteit brussel introduction to human communication cmm101 professor bernard 26 november 2009 lincolndouglas senatorial debates 1858 in 1858, abraham lincoln, the republican candidate, and the incumbent stephen a. What was the freeport doctrine and why was it created. The lincolndouglas debates 1858 lincoln challenged douglas to a series of debates 7 from aug. Douglas and abraham lincoln during the 1858 illinois state election campaign as among the most significant. The lincolndouglas debates of 1858 civil war history. Although propounded earlier and elsewhere, this solution of the apparent inconsistency between popular sovereignty and the dred scott decision, advanced at the lincolndouglas debates of 1858 in. Study 30 terms chapter 14 ids from compromise to secession.
Oct, 2020 in 1858, in his socalled freeport doctrine, stephen douglas select one. Freeport doctrine, position stated by democratic u. Freeport, illinois lincoln home national historic site. In the summer and the fall of 1858 two of the most influential statesmen of the late. Douglas and abraham lincoln during their race for the united states senate. Freeport doctrine a doctrine that emerged during the lincolndouglas debates in which douglas reaffirmed his commitment to popular sovereignty, including the right to halt the spread of slavery, despite the 1857 dred scott decision affirming slaveholders right to bring their property wherever they wished miscegenation. The most notable exchange occurred at freeport on august 27, 1858. In 1858, as the country moved ever closer to disunion, two politicians from illinois. Freeport doctrine a doctrine that emerged during the lincolndouglas debates in which douglas reaffirmed his commitment to popular sovereignty, including the right to halt the spread of slavery, despite the 1857 dred scott decision affirming slaveholders right to bring their property wherever they wished. The freeport doctrine is derived from douglass response in which he argued.
A question that lincoln asked douglas caused douglas to answer in such a way that the south would know that he was not truly supporting them and thus causing the freeport doctrine. Douglas was running for reelection to the us senate in illinois. Senate seat by strongly opposing all attempts to expand the geographic area in which slavery was permitted. This caused the first major push that drove many of these previously.
In the long run, however, it lost him the support of the south, divided the democratic party, and caused douglas to be defeated by lincoln in the 1860. Douglas answered that slavery was not supported by the result of inquiries into abstract questions such as the outcome of the dred scott case. This was the doctrine of the kings bench in somersets case, as it is the doctrine of. Stated by stephen douglass during the lincolndouglass debates, eventually led to his loss in the 1860 presidential election. On august 27, 1858, he introduced the freeport doctrine.
There lincoln attempted to exploit the weakness of the popular sovereignty doctrine which had been imposed by the dred scott decision and, in the process, put douglas on the spot. Nov 18, 2016 august to october 1858, seven meetings of the lincolndouglas debates most famous in freeport should vote slavery down. Robert bike, class of 1858, freeport high school, freeport. In 1858, in his socalled freeport doctrine, stephen douglas answer choices stole lincolns thunder by advocating a plan for gradual emancipation with compensation for former slaveholders. Summary of the main characteristics driving costs at each sitescenario. After douglas conceded in his 1858 debates with lincoln that slavery could in fact be kept out of the territories by the will and the wishes of the people of said territories the freeport doctrine, southern democrats saw that dred scott might have given slaveholders an unenforceable property right. Additionally, in the matter of the freeport question, it allowed lincoln to pose douglas the freeport question, which resulted in the freeport doctrine, the popularization of lincoln and his meteoric rise to the presidency in 1860. Slavery does not exist unless there are laws that make it exist. The secession of south carolina from the nation 1860 calendar. In the long run, however, it lost him the support of the south, divided the democratic party, and caused douglas to be defeated by lincoln in the 1860 presidential election. Lincoln, douglas, and the future of latin america that there was another largely forgotten context to the freeport debate. In what became known as the freeport doctrine, douglas replied that whatever the supreme court decided was not as important as the actions of the citizens. Freeport doctrine the freeport doctrine occurred in freeport, illinois during the lincoln douglas debates for senator.
The freeport doctrine antagonized southerners and caused a major rift in the democratic party. In what became known as the freeport doctrine, douglas replied that. Later, in the dred scot case he saw douglass motives as a mix of calculation and principle, see fehrenbacher, dred scot case p. The indigenous world should be seen as a reference book and we hope that you will. The freeport doctrine antagonized southerners who supported slavery, and caused a major rift in the democratic party. Cspan sponsored a reenactment of the lincolndouglas debates in 1994. The doctrine did help douglas in illinois, however, where most voters opposed the further expansion of slavery. Campaign poster leads heritage auctions lincoln specialty. How many debates did lincoln and douglas have from august to october in 1858. Freeport doctrine at freeport, illinois, on august 27, 1858, in the second of the lincolndouglas debates, douglas made an effort to revive the doctrine of popular sovereignty, which had been imperiled by the dred scott decision. Bush still fresh in our collective memories, its easy to think that the problem with our system is the way it periodically throws stupid people into positions of power. Douglas response became known as the freeport doctrine which had. Lincoln is, can the people of a territory in any lawful way, against the wishes of any citizen of the united states, exclude slavery from their limits prior to the formation of a state constitution.
In what became known as the freeport doctrine, douglas adamantly upheld popular sovereignty, declaring. Freeport doctrine a doctrine that for many students of history neatly encapsulates the clash between lincoln and douglas in 1858. The popularity of these debates and of lincolns book propelled honest abe. Chapter 19 drifting toward disunion 18541861 ap us. A compromise was arrived at that submitted the entire. Lincoln answered the seven questions douglas posed at ottawa and then asked four of his own. At the town of freeport, illinois, on august 27, 1858, lincoln sprang. In the long term, the lincolndouglas debates propelled lincolns political career into the national spotlight, while simultaneously. In 1857, several months after president buchanan took the oath of office, the supreme court ruled in dred scott v. The dred scott decision and sectional strife us history. From august 21 until october 15, stephen douglas battled abraham lincoln in face to face debates around the state. Somerset may have been good book law, but alone, it was n. The dred scott decision and sectional strife us history i.
Douglas response became known as the freeport doctrine which had ramifications at the 1860 democratic national convention. Douglas at the second of the lincolndouglas debates on august 27, 1858, in freeport, illinois. Push too hard in defense of slavery where it was legally protected, and the. Douglas alienated southerners with this freeport doctrine, which damaged his chances of winning the presidency in 1860. What was the freeport doctrine and how was it a product of. Historians have traditionally regarded the series of seven debates between stephen a. The previous remakrs were taken by a gentleman in freeport, who has politely. Until the 17th constitutional amendment of 19, senators were elected by state legislatures, so lincoln and douglas were. After a series of contested debates about secession, most slave states voted to secede from the union, precipitating the civil war.
Excerpt from stephen douglass freeport doctrine speech at freeport, illinois. In these debates lincoln fought for his belief that our nation cannot exist permanently half slave and half free. Number 21 summer 2015 the lincolndouglas society was founded in 1929 for the purpose of perpetuating the memory of the 1858 debates between stephen a. The freeport doctrine was a concept of popular sovereignty in the formation of new states out of us territories, which was first articulated by us senator stephen a. Lincolndouglas debates and douglass freeport doctrine beginning in 1858, debates between stephan douglas and abraham lincoln were over who would have a seat in senate for the state of illinois. Douglas, a democrat, participated into seven debates for an illinois seat in the united states senate. Freeport doctrine stated that exclusion of slavery in a territory where it was legal could be determined by the refusal of the voters to enact any laws that would protect slave property. Unlike our modern political debates where candidates go back and forth roughly every few minutes, the format for the debates between honest abe and the little giant featured one candidate talking for an hour followed by the other candidate speaking for an hour and a. The lincolndouglas debates also known as the great debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between abraham lincoln, the republican party candidate for the united states senate from illinois, and incumbent senator stephen douglas, the democratic party candidate.
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