The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

TO l'ilE E 1.1.:( I'O%S

EAST WORCF.STERSIIIRE.
riiHE Retirement of If. F. Vernon, EFo.,
.1 from the respow ih!e position which be has for
some years an worthily lo 11 as our a )4•or Ilcorest
a ntt-
in Parham, nt, lias widen,' it desirable that a
Candidate should appear before yen whose political views
are in aceordance with the opinions 4,f Om majority of
the Constituency of the Eastern Divi,lon.

Having myself been invited to come forward qn Can-
didate at this important juncture of affairs, when a large
txtension of the franchise has been entrusted to the
people of the United Kingdom, end when also que.tio n.
of the highest moment demand the early and earnest
annsideration of the Legislature. I deem it to be my
dcty to respond to the call, mid to solicit your Wes ninl
interest net only on my awn behalf but in ten.,
those great principles if viva and religious bar:torn
whirl, it ban been the aim of enlightened statesmen to
vindicate and establish.

I am not now for the first time aspiring to the lemon
of a place in the Senate.

became a memher of the Timm of Commons in
I sl7, and, for a period of about f,nbtebbn years, 1 have
tnj,yed the dibtinetion of a beat in Parliament.

The votes which I have given on the various important
questions which have been subjected to Parliamentary
'teflon during that time will, I trust, afford satistaetory
evidence my sine,rity as a progressive Reformer. I
trust that I shsll 111VV1ICA be found in alliance with the
friend, of trlightencl progress.

The various changes which bare been sanctioned by
Parliament ainee the Re Act of 1832, in Remo•
vat of Religions Disabilities. in the Repeal of the Core
Lace, in the emancipation of trade from the tameme. of
a fallacious and restricted system, in the adjustment of
taxation, and in the diffusion of eiheat ion, ha, tended
to promote the well-being of the emoinnuity ; and henee,
from this experience of the past, I am impressa-d with a
conviction that our future legislation, based upon the
Food Be lISP and right feeling of now expanded conatitu•
encies of this realm, will prove to be sise, jut, and
ealvtary,

11,1 I he,n a member of the present Parliament I
nbnul.llre anpportea Mr. tilini3ton's Stn.m-tnn.ry lli1!
Irish Uuareb.nnd it ‘ri:l tttb,r,l grrat ,atisho•-
. . .

lion to UV e my .op ,ri to a orliAare for the'llisestab
no tit that institntioa which has lit, nod cannel fulfil
the eblinations of a ellioch elaimiog to be National.
Ti Mr. Ulm/atone, the recognised leader of the Liberal
party, I shall give my most licarty support.

It is my desire and intention, at the earliest convenient
period, to offl,rd orportitliity.to each ot you to ascertain

by opinions OD bIibIIICAS Of Icenl import ; nod Mena.

I bare the honour to be,

Your oliediect Servant,

J. P. DROWN-WESTIIEAD.

Lea Castle, August 12th, 1848,

TO TIIE IN DE PEN bENT ELECTORS
OF THE

BOROUGH OF KIDDERMINSTER.

GENTLEMEN,—
TN the month of May last I received a very
Rratifying Requisition, eliminating from a Pubic
Meeting of your body, and requesting ma "to consent to
allow myself to be pot in nomination as a Candidate
at the next Election," and idedeii.ii me your "fullest,
warmest, earnest, and must undivided suppoit."

My name bra, been previou•ly, as appeary ty your
local .Inrunl4, 10, Mid /110,L favourably re-
el i veil by. yet Return' I,,,agae, th,, Speakers sta•ing,
fled the :kketisag r pian s!..t,auent, that •• if
list-tow woffid cunt,: ft,rw.ud he W4B the int,ot fat
man to ',prevent the I;,,n,ligh.

I rreeireel, to,.rb.,at the same time (May la
numrrons and &flirting Irt:(1, from mentLera of •

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holy requesting to to st•ond at the to_xt
and each and ail enane,:iting the opinion that I na,.
the man to f.g'lt the Liln,ol eau.; in
lidUarniis-
tsr.

My reply to the r,,initition, ani to ell ',heel?. eau-annul-
eationu, Wlr a rooly of grateful aequi,,oner, and a
stateun•nt that if 1 en:d be of or :co to thy ftieuda
and old 4. o.lbtitill Ley 1 ,lould, at the r.:; Lt. awe, Ire
found rtudy and

Sub:equent3y to Cl's. a mull section of the Electors in
your Itorgh, ,„ecin deterniiiied to divide the
Liboral party, loiv industriously circulated the report
that I did e. t mran to ace,s the requisition, or
11, come a Canilidat,.

I have endeavoured to avoid commet-t!ing an Election
mrdaths before the turmoil incirleut t • it bream° ne-
ees,:t.y. lint it 110 W uppi.rs only prop 7 ant I sitotml,
in the plainest tt.ru::. onIIIMItee pub: ••ly that, in Cull-
. the rt.quis.tion vi roe. ivations I have
sliuded to, I Ail tltTIDA't E I .ft YOUR FUF-
FRAti ES, AND IHAT I iti.hLL. AT 1111; ENSC-
INti 111.1 X I lON. CO TO i POLL, trusting to
the promises of support 1 bate receivt,l, and Lela:wing
that my opinions and acts are, and have been, in ae•
cord with the great ntajolity of the men of ytair
borough.

It seem; unnecessary that I should enter into an
elaharato exposition of my p-lit:eal creed. You know
how I have supported the lidlot, the working mods
only safeguard ay,ainst intimidation ; you keen how
thoroughly I :1111 in favour of tie disestablialanent of
Clint Ingot fertile source of disaffection in the taster
Kingdom, the Irish Church; you are aware how, dur-
ing the v hole of my public ...ireer, sp-dien and
voted for economy in dealing mtli 11,,- national nuanc,k;
yoa are wilt 1.,111,11 11111d11 I 114.1ilVe iiil.li.l- how
heart-ly I hove woiked (slid Mil mak) tor the r4lits of
labour, and fir leais:atioit Ir the op,rativeh
sod their Unions and Funds; and 1.1, but rot least, how
str, imoway I shall sti lye for further reforms in our
Constitution, so that our common country and ,arr
common laws shall be indeed great, glorious, aid
free.

These and the other minor points in the programme
of the great Liberal pal ti (of wideli I am known to be a
ter abet) v.ll liase toy ,incore aod ,:,nest support,
sat ther in 4,r out of the lloos,, C.,mue•l.K, end form
my best title to the soflree,, tio• le,nest Liberal poll-
-""oil.. for vleg 1.1 I s!;:lii be
mutt,' •', at your rerrestutatirs at lee neat
Llt ction.

:111, awl I,

•111? Ned triumila

wilts to M, Talbot and

The LetMr wriPen by my
Corhet, on the tte.li of .liny
without Inv hr , au

of Mec•r, I

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