[124] Ibid., pp. 212-222.
[125] Davidson and Stuvé, History of Illinois, p. 456.
[126] Illinois State Register, January 29, 1841; Ford, History of Illinois, p. 220.
[127] Davidson and Stuvé, History of Illinois, pp. 457-458.
[128] Ibid., pp. 457-458.
[129] Illinois State Register, February 5, 1841. Judge Smith is put in an unenviable light by contemporary historians. There seems to be no reason to doubt that he misinformed Douglas and others. See Davidson and Stuvé, History of Illinois, pp. 458-459.
[130] Chicago American, February 18, 1841.
[131] Sangamo Journal, March 19, 1841.
[132] Chicago American, February 18, 1841.
[133] Wheeler, Biographical History of Congress, p. 74.