... time examined the reasons of the Colonists for so doing, and have found them based upon sound logic ; but Government, whether Whig or Conservative, have been blind to all reasons on the subject, and have treated the Australians with such contumely that they ...

... his maiden speech in Sangamon County, at Pappysville (or Richland), in the year 1832 (says an American paper). He was then a Whig, and was a candidate for the legislature of this state. The speech sharp and sensible. To understand why it was so short, the ...

... varied accomplishments, and took much pleasure in the cultivation of his literary tastes. As a politician he belonged to the Whig party, but never took any very active pert in politics. He was a man of exceedingly amiable manner, and was held in high esteem ...