Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokusiya General Assembly, Archer akadzokera kunzvimbo yake somunyori wedunhu weClark County muna 1848 uye akaibata kusvikira muna 1852. Akanga ariwo nhume ku Illinois 'constitutional convention ya1847 uye akaedza imwe isingabudiriri yeCongress run seWhig muna 1854, nguva ino ichirasikirwa naJames C. Allen. Pashure pokunge Archer abudirira kupikisa mugumisiro wesarudzo, sarudzo dzakadzokororwa dzakaitwa muna 1856, asi akarasikirwa zvakare. Akashandawo senhume ku
Gungano reRepublican National muna 1856, achitsigira shamwari yake Lincoln yainge isingabudiriri kuti isarudzwe semutevedzeri wemutungamiri wenyika.