later ashamed of it, [66];

improves prospects by a partnership with Logan, [67];

later joins with Herndon, [67];

his competitors at the bar, [68];

considers law secondary to politics, [68];

his legal ability, [68]-[70];

a "case lawyer," [68];

his ability as jury lawyer, [69];

refuses to conduct a bad case, [70];

on Whig electoral ticket in 1844, [71];