When the Senate began debate on the Kansas-Nebraska bill, Stephen Douglas was the first to defend it.

还表示，参议员史蒂芬·道格拉斯将其用于政治目的。他在下一届总统选举中试图获得南方人的支持。

Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln were campaigning for a Senate seat from the state of Illinois. But their debates had national importance, too.

史蒂芬·道格拉斯和亚伯拉罕·林肯在竞选伊利诺伊州的参议员席位，但他们的辩论也对整个国家具有重要的影响。

They were split between Stephen Douglas and another candidate.

他们在斯蒂芬道格拉斯和另一位候选人之间分裂。

The man responsible for the Kansas-Nebraska Act was Senator Stephen Douglas from Illinois.

堪萨斯-内布拉斯加州法案的负责人是来自伊利诺伊州的参议员斯蒂芬道格拉斯。

Stephen Douglas, on the other hand, campaigned very hard. His health was poor. And he had trouble getting money. But that did not stop him from speaking in almost every state.

另一方面，史蒂芬·道格拉斯的竞选活动非常激烈。他的健康状况很差，也很难筹集到资金。但这并没有阻止他在几乎每个州都发表演说。