The topic of the second article is: Compare and contrast Lincoln and Douglas on the question of the divided house. We strongly recommend reading the two articles by Jaffa published in the "Contents" section. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were part of a larger campaign to gain political adjectives from the two. Lincoln ran for Douglas's seat in the Senate as a Republican. Douglas had been a congressman since 1843, a national figure for the Democratic Party, running for re-election. The debates attracted national attention, primarily due to Douglas's personality. Lincoln took advantage of this and made a name for himself as a leading contender in national politics. At the time the Democratic Party was in sectional raffle, at the time of the debates. Douglas had recently stood against President Buchanan and the Southern Democrats when he opposed the admission of Kansas as a slave state. Douglass was against the Lecompton Constitution; the stand was popular with Republicans. The result would have maintained unity between the Northern and Southern sections of the Democratic Party. Buchanan, along with Southern Democrats, favored Lincoln's candidacy, feared Douglas' interest and his lack of support for Democratic leaders. With Douglas receiving support from the Republicans, Lincoln would have to stop the Illinois Republicans from supporting Douglas. Lincoln would use the morality of slavery to draw support away from Douglas' famous popular sovereignty, while gaining support from abolitionists. The division of the house quote that Lincoln used in his speech was taken from Mark 3:25. Lincoln would begin by warning that the issue of slavery will not disappear until there is a crisis that abolishes slavery… middle of the paper. .....the rest of the county. Douglas believed that the Negro should "have and enjoy every right, privilege and immunity consistent with the safety of the society in which he lives", the question therefore being particular to each state which the people of that state or territory must decide for themselves. Lincoln received more popular votes than the Democrats; this was a major change in Illinois. Lincoln earned a strong reputation throughout the North. With Douglas' victory, it further fueled the administration of Presidents Buchanan and especially the South. The South soon lost its power in the Senate; the division of the Democratic Party was even more fragmented. Lincoln assured the South that he would not interfere with slavery in their states where it was already aroused. Furthermore, Lincoln assured the North that he was not ready for political or social equality of the races.