... considered as an untoward set-off against the unquestionably great advantage to the Unionist caunse, of a coalition between Whigs and Tories. Another “ancertain quantity,” in considering the possible duration of Lord Salisbary’s new Cabinet, is the possible ...

... most curious part of the matter is, that nothing but an exploded tradition separates Whigs from Tories, Lord Hartington from Lord Salisbury, and, in point or fact, the Whigs, on many questions, are far more Connrvuivl; than the 'o-::]:ll::d (I’.omrvnivu. ...

... heud and shoulders abové Béi masculine predecessors of (he House -of Hanovet. The first two Georges were the mere tools of thé Whig dvistoéracy; the third George was & puppet in the haids of & Coart favorite for one-half of his reign, snd the iamate of & ...

... :rn-':-dtu and refiner in the United tes mint, bad served the Government in that institution ever since the days when the Whigs were in er. He wne retuined under all kinde o, Administrations, because it would bave been difficalt to find the integrity ...

... the Western Union ‘l‘elogn:h Company. He was viee-presilent of the Whig State Convention in 1850, taking the chair when Francis Granger abandoned it, In 1852 he was a delegate to the Whig National Convention, and in 1856 he was a Presidential Elector. He ...

... Parnell—s strange grouping, showing ::'w traditions have lost former sad how become within the last fow years. On the one band Whigs and Tories, hereditary foes since the downfall of the House of Stuart, have become recongiled in the persons of Lord Balisbury ...

... phase of the Irish question is perfectly clear, and in this respect he contrasts favorably with his opponents, Conservative, Whig and Radical, whose timidity and hesitation at the last moment is not calculated to increase the confidence of their countrymen ...

... old “ Jobnny Appleseed. Abrabam Lincoln, say Messrs, Nicolay and Hay, in the * Oentnr{. was given a purse of $2OO bylthe Whigs obehilb:imiz' to pay his rsonal expenses when he ran r(ur the elg:«ion was over, he mm $199.25. “Ildid not need it,” he said ...

... on the J qm jamin Pierce, in which service he acquired the title of colonel. In 1846 he was nominated for Governor by the Whigs, but declined the nomination, The same year he was chosen United States Senator, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ...

... town became a city, succeeding Colonel Frank Fay. For many years he was one of the most noted politicisns belonging to the old Whig party, particularly in the famous Harrison campaign. He served several terms in the State Senate. Thomas M. Coleman, for many ...

... profession ot the law. After lllh‘ other offices, he was, in 1846, elected Attor, for his native county. He was ebou:?y the Whigs a renresentative in the Lerislatare of 1849 and 1850, and in 1859 and 1860 be was a member of the State Senate, where he was ...

... ‘Snut A with high hcnore, and began practice shortly after hin father's death, In 1854 he wan elected Btate Benator on the Whig ticket, and served in the Semate till 1857. He was the lwt survivor of a tronp of eanlg that escorted General Lafayette on ...