New political song : all about John Murray, the piper, and Mr. Aytoun, the friend of the people, and staunch reformer. Written, on its being understood that Mr. Aytoun had been advised by the gentlemen of his committee to start for Leith, as well as Edinburgh, in order that his return to parliament might be secured for one or other of these places.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1832]
In two columns.
A ballad in support of James Aytoun relating to the campaign in Edinburgh for election to the first reformed House of Commons, in 1832. Aytoun later withdrew from the contest.
First lines read: Come join in my song, / All people who long / To see Pensions cut off with a sweep.
Dated at the foot of the sheet in ink - '14 July 1832'.
Aytoun, James 1797-1881
Murray, John Archibald Murray, Lord, 1778-1859
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