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food for speculation as to the public sentiments of a community in which doctrines are promulgated—not in ..

... against some worse men, but in Calton his prospects of success are small against Bailie Fyfe, against which the Church-and-Whig party are ostentatiously running him. In Broughton Ward, Messrs Johnston, Greenoak, and Hay are opposing three Church candidates ...

Correspondence

... it as discreditable. I say nothing against a fair and legitimate canvass; but what will your readers think of a professed Whig-now an Esta- blished Churchman, but late Free Churchman, and formerly something else, everything by turns but no- thing ...

Published: Monday 03 November 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1598 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AT LEITH

... gentlemen to take office in the town. To such men in office Ewe say the town is much in- debted. But what a prostrate town have the Whig Mem- bers made it. One of them lent his lawyer hand to deprive Leith of its exclusive right of ferry; another assisted to make ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 750 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

declared could only be constitutionally passed by a unanimous vote, but to which he, President, nevertheless ..

... mere Quixotism to risk lance against it. The very fanaticism of the Abolitionists conspired to give it strength. When the Whigs, after vainly attempting to find a party cry in such questions Free Trade—attempts always nullified by the blighting compact ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1856
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 834 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PROTESTANT PRECAUTTOSS

... the Liberal rulers ’’ have already failed egregious!v dealing with the Papacy. Macaulay, in Ids last volume, admits that the Whigs were mistaken .about Catholic Emancipation, and Lord John Russell chalked up No Popery,” and then ran away. Besides, the P ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1856
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3618 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE COURANT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1856

... Know- Nothings with portion of the Southern conservatives ; and the Republicans comprise the chief part of the old Northern Whigs, the great body of anti-slavery Know-Nothings, the independent Democrats, and, scarcely acknowledged, the scattered forces ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1856
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1093 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH

... Chancery barrister,l and it is not usual to have the Attorney and Solicitor- General both in the same line. And then be is hardly Whig enough to join the present Government, though; I think he would hardly make that much of an objection. I The trial of Robson ...

Published: Wednesday 05 November 1856
Newspaper: Witness (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 10060 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

rDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE UNITED STATES

... Stets ticket M the by mejority of several tbonimeads; yet io November following she gave Humane her electoral is 1818 elected a Whig governew be less than ; is November oho rave Taylor over 13.000 ma ority. It aoleolsted that Irreroont ma effort to lot ler ...

Published: Wednesday 05 November 1856
Newspaper: Witness (Edinburgh)
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 201 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TUB NORTH BRIT/RB BBVItW.*

... principles of freedom involved in these old trials. ‘* Brougham was one of Lord Cockburn’s contemporaries—an Edinburgh Reviewer, Whig politician; ami far his inconstant nature would allow him, the friend of the band of lawyers who gave an impress the time. ...

Published: Thursday 06 November 1856
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1939 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS

... the Oetobeesimitiors by a majority of several thousands; yet in ,Novemlng she gave Morrison her electoral vote. In aected a Whig Governor by less than a thopased ; ii.ceember she gave Taylor over 13,000 midotlty.. „It celpylated that Fremont can /turd ...

Published: Friday 07 November 1856
Newspaper: Scottish Press
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 931 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ebt scottish VMS. EDINBURGH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. ittlittititri

... ignorant of their real weakness, would be content with nothing short of supremacy in the Council, and the old rump of the Whigs, whose mouthpiece the Scotsman affects to be. The manner in which the representatives of these ecclesiastical and political ...

Published: Friday 07 November 1856
Newspaper: Scottish Press
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1704 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... Expenses of .he American WVar, from 1773 to 1783., No. 33. I Iistoteical Review of the Faiseal System, from the Accession of the Whigs Inl Iq' ta) their loss of Offlic in 1841. Nos. 34 & 35. 'lile Benficiil EsTecta of Reduced or liepcsaled Duties upon Cansunliption ...