It is clear that Douglas viewed African Americans as inferior beings who should not be given the rights of white people. Lincoln felt similarly, but at least thought they should be free.
He supported it because he believed that the powers enumerated in it balance each other out and nobody could become tyrannical by exploiting it. He refers to it as an open door because it can be amended meaning that if something needs to be changed because the spirit of the time has changed, it can be done while keeping the good things.
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<span>According to the 1850 essay "slavery and the bible", northern opposition to slavery was considered UnChristian. He argued that slavery had existed throughout the history of time and was even found in the bible.</span>
