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];