While Lamon had Southern sympathies and his hatred of abolitionism set him apart from Lincoln , they remained friends , despite their very different characters .
Lamon became the prosecuting attorney for the Old Eighth Judicial district and subsequently moved to Bloomington , Illinois , in 1858 .
While Lamon had Southern sympathies and Lamon 's hatred of abolitionism set him apart from Lincoln , they remained friends , despite their very different characters .
Lamon became the prosecuting attorney for the Old Eighth Judicial district and subsequently moved to Bloomington , Illinois , in 1858 .