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;
incidents of his canvass in 1838, 59;