The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE
BOROUGH OF WEYMOUTH AND
NELODMBE REGIS.

(Amine's,—
rr HE time is fast approaching when the
honourable trust you so kindly reposed in or, by
returning inn as your Representative to the House of
Commons, will be egain placed in your hands. I hope
that my conduct while there has been such as to meet
your approval, and to obtain for me a renewal of your
confidence, by permitting me to have the honour of
representing you in the new Parliament.
From the time I entered the Roues of Commons I
have honestly and consistently followed out the
principles I professed when I first sought your suffrages,
and that will, 1 trust, be a guarantee for my future
course. I was returned by you to support Liberal
Principles in that assembly. I have always done so.
My votes, given on all the great public questions which
have been before the Legislature, will War wanes' to
my fidelity to thoge principles.
The great question of Reform has absorbed much of
the time and attention of the House, and the Ant
lest nion moulded, as it RIO to• large extent,
Cunt u
Liberal party, has secured a considerable acceu
of popular power, with a corresponding increase to the
strength of the Constitution. Some of the objection-
able features of the Bill, however, still remain to be
improved in the future Parliament, when I trust the
vexation and trouble occasioned to the Compound
Householder, will be removed, and tauten protected
from intimidation by the role ky
I have voted for the abolition of Compulsory Church
Rates, and rejoice that this fruitful source of discord no
longer exists; and I anticipate with confidence that
unity will be found where religious strife has before
existed.
I have voted for the Abolition of the Leah in the
Army. • punishment which I believe degrades and
brutalizes without any reformatory influence : I trust
that this, together with the additional interest 'hewn in
our soldiers, will raise the moral tone of our army and
place that branch of our public defence in a yet higher
state of efficiency.
The condition of Ireland is a subject of the gravest
consideration. The chronic discontent of the people
hare caused exemptions' measures to be taken for the
public safety, and all thottOitful minds lance been con-
oideriog bow to meet the evil. One fruitful source of
discontent being a Protestant Church establishment,
with the population meetly Roman Catholic, the
present Government preposed to give them religious
equality by "levelling up" the Roman Catholic priest-
hood, and establishing a ['sive mity for that body alone;
bat this has been abandonee, and an appeal Is now
I made to elioestatelish the existing Church, instead of
endowing All others. I feel the tims has arrived when
this should be done, not simply became, • source of
irritation would be removed from the Roman Catholic
population, bet because I feel that for the interests of
religioa, hbs Peotetaisnt Chnesb Aorta appear before.
thee pseudo *Moab thb atrespiptafteildee Ileeersumbisi
their minds against bee tattle, by the position of
antagonism in which she is made to appear to them.
The Members of the hotestant Church of Ireland
are numerically small in comparison with the Roman
Catholic population, yet they represent the bulk of the
property in that country ; and I believe they here too
much love for their Church to allow it to decay for
want of support, especially when we see Mime who
have but little property, with credit to themselves,
sustaining their religious institutions. To think other-
wise would be a libel on them and • irandel to our
faith; and by her dis-establishment. I believe, instead
of there being no increase in the number of her members
for years in proportion to the population, she would
receive an impetus for usefulness which would noun
rnenifeat itself.
The subject of Education must of necessity serloesly
occupy the attention of the new Parliament. It is one
of the most imperative of our social duties, and though
grave difficulties may surround the method of its
extension. yet I hope the time is not far distant, when
every child born in this kingdom shall possese, at least,
the rudiments of education, without any violation of
its religious principles.
The finances of our country will challenge closer
scrutiny than they have yet received, and everything
which a true economy might suggest be carried into
practice. Our army and navy must be kept in thorough
efficiency, but reoent information thews that the public
money is wasted to an extent unimagined by those who
have not given attention to the subject. The time I
believe is not remote, when under the auspices of
another Government, the affairs of our country will be
both honourably and economically conducted.
I hoped to hare seen you before this, but am un-
fortunately detained in London by severe indisposition.
At the earliest moment my physician thinks I may
travel, I shall do myself the pleasure of coming amongst
you.

,
I emain,
Your most obedient and faithful Servant,
HENRY EDWARDS.

Dated August 3rd, IeC,A.
Berkeley-square, Loudon.

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