Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . eberries, Iguess I surpassed him in charges upon the wild onions. If he saw any live right-ing Indians, it is more than I did, but I had a great many bloody straggles withthe mosquitoes; and although I never fainted from loss of blood, I certanly cansay that I was often very hungry. His military career closed, Mr. Lincoln looked for an opening inpolitics. In the same year, 1832, he ran for the State legislature, and sus-tained his only defeat a
Presidents, soldiers, a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence . eberries, Iguess I surpassed him in charges upon the wild onions. If he saw any live right-ing Indians, it is more than I did, but I had a great many bloody straggles withthe mosquitoes; and although I never fainted from loss of blood, I certanly cansay that I was often very hungry. His military career closed, Mr. Lincoln looked for an opening inpolitics. In the same year, 1832, he ran for the State legislature, and sus-tained his only defeat at the hands of the people. He had espoused thecause of Henry Clay against General Jackson, and the popularity ofJackson in Illinois was too much for the success of the young politician,although his own precinct gave him the compliment ot 277 out ol the L&4votes cast. After this defeat, Lincoln purchased a store and stock ot goods oncredit and secured the postmastership of the little town, but his venturewas unsuccessful. He then devoted himself to the study of law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1836. On the 15th of April, 1837, he settled ie. 322 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. Springfield, the county seat of Sangamon county, which was destined tobe his tuture home. In 1834 he was elected to the legislature, and continued, by re-ele^Hong,one of the representatives of Sangamon county in that body until theclose of the session of 1840. Heathen entered upon a law partnershipwith his friend and former colleague, Hon. John T. Stuart, at Springfield. November 4, 1842, Abraham Lincoln married Mary, daughter ofHon. Robert S. Todd, of Lexington, Kentucky, and in the after yearsthree sons were born of their union. In 1846 Mr. Lincoln was elected to the House of Representatives, theonly Whig member from Illinois, which State had then seven mem-bers in tlie House. As a Whig. Mr. Lincoln was not in favor of theinauguration of the Mexican war, the most important act of PresidentPolks admini
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