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WHIG PATRONAGE-AND EDINBURGH POLITICS

... WHIG PATRONAGE4NDEDINBURGA PomtT v `a. I A~b orgn = t of theN ing - Itis gl~l hig!ObS rare e e l, L n alon his>~ e~ of the Tories and Churchmen. But a change has already come over this dream. The z~oEriJ1 C§p . rchmer;.ax-ng, . .ine. state. ,of t r elin ...

Published: Friday 28 December 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 554 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... Blackie and Ifowden. The Whig Paradise may yet be regained, and the clique's first man, Adam, be perfectly happy at head-quatiers, St Stephens.: There at his leisitie hours-hours all leisure, we opine, till the ring of the Whig cliqle, voting bell-perhaps ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 568 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE FUTURE REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH

... Cabinet to which he fbelongs, there may be worse Lord Advocates and worse Cabinets too ; and we should be soiry to see even a Whig sacrificing himself in a fit! not of heroism but insanity, by jumpirng, gown and al, down a rift which will l not close one ...

Published: Monday 12 March 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1141 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... or all hones't writ- ing on the subject by Whig journalists; it is noticed in the extremely cautious and guarded expressions of opinion as to the fate or prbs- pectsof the bill, on the part of recognised Whigs in the -House of Commons; and it re- ceives ...

Published: Monday 23 April 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2232 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

... which he steconed the State for the Whigs. When the Legislature met the demo- cracy wats in the majority, sad General Shields, the demcratic candidlate, was aleeted. In 18B55 he was againl the candidate of the Whigs for United Staites Senator before the ...

Published: Wednesday 06 June 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1174 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... Morrison, now the paid secretary of the Old Whig Clique, has been most indefatigable in his exertions, going about amongst the Chinrchmen and Tories, and asking them to attend the meeting to support the Whig members! ! ! Do you remember Mr Campbell Smith ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1288 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... bTHAT a sensation the telegraphic report of Mr Adam Black's speech on the Reform Bill created in this city! Ho* our Toryistic Whigs looked amazed and confounded at the blunder of their member in so incautiously letting the cat out of the bag; how our anadvanced ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2433 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... however, is a great step towards clearing the a way for such a result. Tniz thoroughly understood sileosce of our Y Tory-Whig and Whig-Tory cotemsporaries, t the Scotsman and Courant, on the sihjeet of i the amended'? Annuity-tax Bill, of tlherr' repr ...

Published: Friday 22 June 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1963 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

SCOTTISH OFFICIALISM, SCOTTISH M.P.'S, AND SCOTTISH CLAIMS

... being; ML , rand if. that functionary is like the' present mo holder of the office-a main of limited caps- to city end narrow Whig notioins-it places' the' Liberal Scotch members in the unfortunate Sm position of having to give way to his crotchets He ...

Published: Monday 12 March 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1576 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION OF FRIDAY

... promises to be a; very fine fight if the men will only come to fill the ranks. The Tory Opposition does not want to kill the Whig Cabinet, and the 'Wbig Cabinet does not intend to be killed. The case is one in which every member may vote according to his ...

Published: Saturday 04 August 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 593 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

FRENCH, CABAL IN THE CABINET

... of the Cabinet, as given above, is of 'rich- in matefials for such an administration: :e, indeed it is the weakness of.the Whig party that ct. it ccntains in its ranks a greater number of men; ad of Ministerial calibre than are required in the th formation ...

Published: Tuesday 07 February 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 665 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... ns.to'do more than look and wonder when Cato; falls upon his own w s sword. If- the ' old Whigs' wi~llkill themsaelves s a all we- can say is thatz the ild Whigs. must just ?? . go' their 'own' wy to -the purgatery of suicides2 ,or the paradiseof fools ...

Published: Tuesday 01 May 1860
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6799 | Page: 2 | Tags: News