Judge Trumbull had acquired a good reputation at the bar of his State, and at once took high rank in the Senate.

His mind was trained to logical discussion, and as a debater he was able and incisive.

His political affiliations prior to 1854 were with the Democracy, and aside from the issue in regard to the extension of slavery, he did not fully sympathize with the principles and tendencies of the Republican party.

He differed from Mr.Lincoln just as Preston King, senator from New York, differed from Mr.Seward.

Lincoln and Seward believed in Henry Clay and all the issues which he represented, while Trumbull and King were devoted to the policies and measures which characterized the administration of Jackson.