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... spare no pains for that purpose; but when onco his mind was made up, it was impossible to influence him. « In politics was a Whig of 168S, which became him modified, however, all the experience of the present ae-e. He wished to see our society founded on ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2028 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Foreign and Colonial

... next Presidential contest. We have ilready given some intimation of the policy that will probably govern the movements of the Whigs and Democratic parties. They are both gradually assuming their old platforms and are anxiously laying plans to secure spoils ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3357 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

W 1114: NEINVIIsNI AND CLIQUERIF:

... assumption of the —which were Whig—he bas been a consistent and decided rights of admission to its privileges—the right by marriage late Secretary, there was always that outspoken | supporter of the present Govermment—there being few Whig amd that by birth.— Morning ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1915 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TO OUR READERS

... who pled for his tergiversation, that an editor, like a lawyer, could honestly ror pay, take up any side in politics, be it Whig or lory—now declares himself a political puritan of the ust water, and says, shall never go one hair's breadth out of our ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1148 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

meetings held in within the last fitt at which the eloquence uf James Moncrieff bas no prominent and important ..

... the various meeti tory to the Secession or Disruption, and it was na: be supposed that in 1843 he would be found as namerous Whig lawyers who espousel the cause of Charch, Having been an elder of Dr Candlish’s blinhed St George's, he occupied a similar ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Odd Pits

... Democratic ticket; this 'are is tbe Whig. « But if you strive to vote twice I shall have you arrested ■• You will, will you? shouted the son of the sovereign people «then I says if I'm denied the rigid of woting for the Whigs, after goin' the whole ticket ...

Published: Thursday 01 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1146 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE MINISTRY

... Other influential members of the Cabinet arc it said, about to resign office; and soon Wds and Grey will have no colleagues but Whig exclusiveness has long-been proverbial but U is now an invariable fact. Lord John Ru sell 1 have aristocratic Cabinet. Necessarv ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 534 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Summary

... the Kaffirs. It appears that Sir Harry Smith has been superseded, but not Sir Charles Napier. According to the custom of the Whig patrons, soldier of no very brilliant antecedents lias been preferred, though the crisis demanded ill skill » experience of ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 969 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DEATII OF SIR DAVID BAIRD OF NEWBYTH

... Cape with ment—the gallant 7ith, so honourably mentione the Tay last advices from the seat of war. The decease: lee, and was a Whig in politics, and as such, at the genera ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1852
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 365 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Literary Extracts

... of the first jßeform Bill . Be&nn Eill Macaulav shared in the full harvest popularity which, for time, was enjoyed by the Whigs. He was chosen tho populous and important town of Leeds to one of its representatives the Parliament of 1833, but, fortunately ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2253 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE MINISTERIAL. NEGOTIATIONS

... prevalence of an opir changes are expected, but any material change better scarcely hoped for. It is apparent, indeed, that the Whig Ministr state of dissolution. The practice of selecting its within @ limited range of connexions | es sum carried to such an ...

Published: Thursday 15 January 1852
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1064 | Page: 2 | Tags: none