journey of Herndon in his behalf, [113];

nominated by State Convention for senatorship, [114];

damaged by Whig support of Douglas, [116], [117];

prepares letter of acceptance, [117], [118];

reads paragraph on situation to friends, [118];

alarms advisers by his plainness of utterance, [119];

insists on asserting the irrepressible conflict, [119];

statesmanship of his course, [120];

challenges Douglas to joint debate, [121];

misrepresentations of his position on slavery, [122]-[124];