In the Lincoln-Douglas debates,Stephen Douglas promoted the Freeport Doctrine,which declared that

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The Freeport Doctrine, promoted by Stephen Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates, stated that settlers in a territory could make slavery unworkable in spite of the Supreme Court's ruling. This meant that even though the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of slavery in the Dred Scott case, the people in a territory could still choose to make slavery unworkable and prohibit it from being practiced in their territory. This position was in direct opposition to the pro-slavery stance taken by Douglas' opponent, Abraham Lincoln.

In the Lincoln-Douglas Debates,Stephen Douglas Promoted the Freeport Doctrine,which Declared