... struggle for their possession began at once. In the Presidential election of 1848 large part of the Northern Democrats and Whigs seceded from their respective parties, and united on the basis of non-extension of slavery, which they proposed to effect by ...

... which claim had been before the States Since ef im fete Hume never more ardently opposed the voting £30,000 demanded for some Whig or Tory job; drab-coloured Pennsylvanian ever more zealously advocated the “great principle” of than Mr. Francis Godfray laboured ...

... stands, than in this stupendous and dangerous revolutionary project of Southern confederacy. Governor Hicks is an old line whig American, and goes for the Union, tho constitution, and the enforcement of the laws.” The enterprise, therefore, of methodically ...

... whether any Conservative administration would not produce as good a budget of legislative measures as we are promised by the Whigs. Mr. Gladstone may, perhaps, keep the Reformers together by his financial policy and free trade measures, and the Liberals ...

... pledge us Daily Mail ? If so, up go our caps, and Hurrah for Independent Ministry !** Mr. Le B illy is not so hostile to the Whigs or so hopeless of Lord Stanley, for he thinks his Lordship after day’s reflection showed signs of relenting. In fact the P ...

... clique who had ever ruled the destinies of this country clique who imagined the whole duty of the liberal party was to keep the Whigs in power that they might have all patronage among themselves and their immediate followers. Why should the right hon. gentleman ...

... English newspapers do, to the reproduction of opinions, whether Liberal or Conservative, aristocratic or democratic, Tory, Whig, or Radical, attacked the very principle of our institutions, and even the dynasty itself, I felt myself bound, if I was to ...

... they have taken his word and faithful promise, the only reason they have not risen in their might and demanded from a rotten Whig government the fulfilment of the pledge given. Look at the fine speech just put forward from the throne, insulting to boys ...

... for the, amendment on the address, as they had deserved well of their country by unmasking the utter faithlessness of the Whigs. Mr. Kkkd seconded the resolution, which, after some approving observations from Mr. Richard Ayre. Mr. William Hunter, Mr. ...

... the National Whig Convention, Mr. Lincoln commeuced active canvass of his State in tho Clay interest. Mr. Clay was however defeated, and Mr. Polk, the Democratic candidate, was elected to the Presidency. 1816 Mr. Lincoln accepted the Whig nomination for ...

... agitation and not reasoning that was now required from the people. (Hear, hear.) Hie whig and eonssrTstire governments had admitted the necessity of reform—the whigs most likely to enable them to retain place—the conservatives because the crown recommended ...

... than polite, more honest than flattering, Mr. Kowcliffe wanted to know, what had iiecome of the old Whig pledges of economy and retrenchment ? (The Whigs out down the pay of poor men in dockyards earning £1 a-week, hut took care not to cut down great placemen“ ...