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TheNational Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights was established in 1853. The first body to publicly articulate dissatisfaction with theUnion since theHighland Potato Famine and thenationalist revolts inMainland Europe during the 1840s, it was closely associated with theTories and was motivated by a desire to secure more focus onScottish problems in response to what they felt was undue attention being focused onIreland by theLiberal government. The short-lived body attracted few notable figures and was wound up in 1856.[1]
The Association claimed that Ireland received more generous treatment than Scotland. It argued that theUnited Kingdom should always be designated 'Great Britain' and that Scotland ought to send more MPs toWestminster. Those were relatively minor issues and presented no serious challenge tothe Establishment. Nevertheless, the Association was an important preliminary step in the campaign for Scottishhome rule.
Public supporters of the movement includedLord Eglinton, who moved a petition on behalf of the Association in theHouse of Lords in April 1854, andProfessor William Aytoun of theUniversity of Edinburgh.
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