favors unlimited internal improvements, [53];

acknowledges his blunder, [54];

his skill as log-roller, [54], [55];

gains popularity in county, [55];

protests against anti-abolition resolutions, [56];

admitted to bar, settles in Springfield, [56];

partnership with Stuart, [57];

studies debating, [57];

political ambitions, [57], [58];

shows evidences of high ideals, [58], [59];