Abraham Lincoln

In December, 1834, Rode Through to Vandalia

Posted on October 22, 2015 Updated on May 6, 2018

In December, 1834, Lincoln prepared himself for the Legislature to which he had been elected by such a complimentary majority. Through the generosity of his friend Smoot he purchased a new suit of clothes, and entering the stage at New Salem, rode through to Vandalia, the seat of government. He appreciated the dignity of his new position, and instead of walking to the capitol, as some of his biographers have contended, availed himself of the usual mode of travel. At this session of the Legislature he was anything but conspicuous.
By William H. Herndon，Jesse W. Weik “Herndon’s Lincoln: A True Story of a Great Life”