... success at the bar of Springfield. In politics, to which, whilst following his profession, he paid great attention. he joined the Whig party, and was a warm supporter of Henry Clay. In 1840 he was elected to Con- gress, and continued to belong to it till 1849 ...

... regard to home politics. What can be the cause of it ? The replies to this question are various. The Tories, and, indeed, the Whigs es well, tell us that the political stillness which just now prevails throughout the laud is the result of a profound and per- ...

... contests between Whigs and Tories and sham Radicals are neither more nor less than scrambles for spoiL Whoever is in, or whoever is out, the working classes are the victims. It is a fixed though unowned article in the creed Of both Whigs and Tories that ...

... years, though in strength it is now able to cope successfuhly witlh tie Democrats, who bad, after effectually crushing the Whigs, or American Conservatives, ruled supreime in all the governmental depaetments of the Confedera. fion. The Republicans, we ...

... in the Liberal interest in the field for the representation of Newcastle. ?? in parliament-viz., Mr. Somerset A. Beanmont a Whig; Mr. Carstairs, a more advanced Liberal and dissenter; and Mr. Peter A. Taylor, a Radical, and advo. cate of universal suffrage ...

... bloody wars. Daniel O'Connell need to characterize a now nearly defunct political faction as the base, bloody, and brutal Whigs. I wonder what bissed name he would have bestowed upon the grocers had he turnel his attention to their vile practices against ...

... why I stand upon the household suffrage, and in doing so I have the authority of Charles James Foxaud several members of the Whig party. With regard to Franco I have very little which is consolatory to offer you. How do we stand ? We are now spending t ...