"I will vote for the admission of just such a State as by the form of their Constitution the people show they want; if they want slavery, they shall have it; if they prohibit slavery it shall be prohibited.", said Douglas during the debate.
After reading this quote, I realized that Douglas leaves a change for slavery to spread. He leaves it on the hands of the people. He also accused Lincoln of supporting equality for blacks, not just abolition of slavery.
In the other hand, Lincoln replied to the moderator this following answer:
"I am impliedly, if not expressly, pledged to a belief in the right and duty of Congress to prohibit slavery in all the United States Territories."
We can clearly see that Lincoln is not in favor for slavery to spread; instead, he is trying to put an end on it.
In my opinion, the debates from now days are more interesting and excited. Now the candidates take turns to talk and answer the questions, but is not like it used to be around 1850s, in which one candidate spoke for an hour and then the other candidate. If you spoke an hour first, and then listen to the other candidate talk, you would forget what you said, and the audience would too. It wouldn't connect because of the amount of time elapsed between speeches.
Evidence: http://www.bartleby.com/251/21.html
http://www.lincoln-douglas.org/
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