... Maine was defeated the election in September last by a combination of the liauor men, the Nebraska Democracy, and the Hunker Whigs. The Republican party having incorporated prohibition into their creed, had more votes for their ticket than any other; but ...

... party names, the words Whig and Tory, although they are not much above thirty years old, having been pressed to the service of many successions of parties with very different ideas fastened them. Explain the origin of the words Whig*' and Tory, and examine ...

... not time to do any. thing; and in their tactics, the leaders of the party put three Whigs and two Tories their list, thus to secure Whig support. We envy not the Whigs of their success, as they have been put in by the Tories, and have allowed themselves ...

... Liberal, but no Whig, he also deals with satisfactorily, and concludes as follows:— have only to add that I owe the Whig Government nothing. I have not asked audi have not received anything at their bauds ; and if have supported Whig principles, I have ...

... ion with his friends, and given them tbe advantage of early information. The Liberal committee, as it calls itself, or the Whig clique, as it is popularly called, had time to make several important moves on Black's behalf, before any effective steps could ...

... The Whig newspapers had smashed' Mr M`Laren, and they were now to see how the citizens of Edinburgh would follow Whig example; aud in order to make the smuhingeffectual, the Church.and-Tory candidates were zealously adopted, so that between Whigs, Tories ...

... question to move the world ; let ours then be the cause th it shall move it.— Do. of Mr Heyw rth, M.P. at do. Away with the Whigs and the Torie?, The Peelites and Radicals too ; Their squabbles are wretched old stories With which we've now nothing to do ...

... profitable, if less brilliant, occupation of finishing his great historical work. Arrangements had been made by the leading Whigs to throw the mantle of Macaulay, member, Mr Adam Black, publisher, onco Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and a distinguished citizen ...

... _ears _would be _stunned at once with a Radical cry ( _assisted hy tlie Whigs ) for _abolishing or _appropriating _thy funds _at the Irish Church . On _that one _question Whigs , _Liberals , Dissenters _, _Voluntaries , Scotch _Presbyterians , _yon ...

... very generally approved , without _distinction of _party—the tariff ii no longer a bone of contention , but the _views of _Whigs and Democrats , _as to the _modifications _it _requires , are very _nearly coincident . . In _short , time and _events have ...

... 1840 Mr. Stapleton PlTairtain Ma - favour the revival of the ancient ' of Beaumont, end Sir Jacob Astley, the Whig Nosroik, tbit of In another Whig creations smeared, just ly Lord - Mel4bla - salislesry. eonferrod pa Or • pito- Campbell and Sir h as Lords ...

... there is one thing quite certain and notorious —he is member of great and exclusive Whig Club. Unless the members of the Carlton maintain that Lord Derby is a Whig, they must admit that his duty to resign, or his liability be expelled from, Brookes' ...