human
Who is he, Father?
gpt
His name is Douglas—Stephen A. Douglas. He is a United States Senator from Illinois,
human
He’s a great speaker, whispered Joe thoughtfully; then half-hesitatingly, as if trying to put into words a thing that was not clear in his own mind,
gpt
Nor do I, Joe. His reasoning is false, spurious. Such a policy as he is advocating could only plunge our country into endless trouble. He is a Democrat, and though he claims that he does not care whether ’the cause of slavery be voted up or voted down’ he is doing more, perhaps, than any other one man in the Senate to uphold it and increase its power and territory.
human
But, Father——