After many failures and renewed searchings, he found what he was after, an opportunity to practice his trade.

Business was dull, which kept our journeyman printer on the wing; first at one and then at another printing office we find him setting types for a living during the year 1827.

The winning of bread was no easy matter; but he was not ashamed to work, neither was he afraid of hard work.

During this year, he found time to take a hand in a little practical politics.

There was in July, 1827, a caucus of the Federal party to nominate a successor to Daniel Webster in the House of Representatives.