his resignation splits the Democratic party, [13], [14];
resumes practice, [14];
marries Julia M. Jayne, [15];
describes river floods, and murder of Joseph Smith, [16];
family affairs, [16], [17], [19], [20];
candidate for Democratic nomination for governor, [18];
defeated by Ford's influence, [18];
nominated for Congress, and defeated (1846), [18], [19];
his professional earnings, [20];
elected Judge of Ill. Supreme Court (1848), [20];