THE FREEPORT DOCTRINE [Sidenote] Lincoln-Douglas Debates, p.

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What has thus far been quoted has been less to illustrate the leading lines of discussion, than to explain more fully the main historical incident of the debates.

In the first joint discussion at Ottawa, in the northern or anti-slavery part of Illinois, Douglas read a series of strong anti-slavery resolutions which he erroneously alleged Lincoln had taken part in framing and passing.

He said: "My object in reading these resolutions was to put the question to Abraham Lincoln this day whether he now stands and will stand by each article in that creed and carry it out....

I ask Abraham Lincoln to answer these questions in order that when I trot him down to lower Egypt[1] I may put the same questions to him."[2] [Sidenote] Lincoln-Douglas Debates, p.