Abraham Lincoln: Biography - Chapter 4

During the the Black Hawk war, Lincoln was already well connected enough to be unanimously elected captain of his company. Those six years were probably as important in Lincoln's life as his first seven years.

The stability of rural life and the opportunity it had to learn and expand their experiences little by little, transformed that simple villager into something more. In 1834 he was elected representative in the state parliament, a position he held for four consecutive terms.

Lincoln still did not have a well-formed idea on subjects like the economy or foreign policy, he only firmly believed in one thing: that the United States should have a strong central government, for that reason he joined the Liberal party. As a liberal representative in Congress, Lincoln was part of the minority but it wasn't long before he became a parliamentary spokesman leading his party in the lower house.

Even several times was unanimously elected president of the chamber, in general during this time was faithful to the line of the liberal party of which represented the real engine. Only in 1837, when the congress approved diverse resolutions condemning the abolitionist societies, Lincoln began to show his personal convictions. Along with a party colleague, Lincoln protested against those resolutions.

In that same year Lincoln went to Springfield on a borrowed horse and with all his possessions, he found lodging in a friend's house and after having graduated as a lawyer the previous year he was now a working man of law. Soon he formed a partnership with JT Stuart, a rich and prominent member of the liberal party.

To be continued in next chapter. Stay tuned Steemians!