The Press.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO HIS CONSTITUENTS.

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM.

GENTLEMEN,

THE House of Commons having, by a solemn vote, in which the leading men of all
parties concurred, censured the cruel and double-dealing Policy pursued by the Agents of the Government
towards the Chinese, Parliament has been Dissolved.
Since the announcement of the Dissolution, the Minister has declared that his Agents in China will be
superseded, thus acknowledging the justness of the vote of the House of Commons.
It is clear, therefore, that the plea for Dissolution is a pretext. What then is the real object?

To waste a year.

Lord Palmerston is an eminent man, who has deserved well of his country ; but as Prime Minister he
occupies a false position. He is the Tory Chief of a Radical Cabinet. With no Domestic Policy, he is obliged
to divert the attention of the People from the consideration of their own affairs to the distraction of Foreign
Politics. His external system is turbulent and aggressive that his rule at home may be tranquil and unassaileci.
Hence arise Excessive Expenditure, Heavy Taxation, and the stoppage of all Social Improvement.
His scheme of conduct is so devoid of all political principle, that when forced to appeal to the People

his only claim to their confidence is his name.
Such arts and resources may suit the Despotic Ruler of a Continental State exhausted by Revolutions.
but they do not become a British Minister governing a country proud, free, and progressive, animated by
glorious traditions, and aspiring to future excellence.
The honour and the best interests of the country require that men should be returned to the New
Parliament with definite principles. If you will confer on me, for the fourth time, the high distinction of
being your Member, I will, as heretofore, uphold our Constitution in Church and State, and support those
Popular and Aristocratic Institutions which, in this country, have not only made power a privilege, but have
extended the possession of that privilege to all who exert themselves to deserve it,--Institutions which have
educated a nation to aspire and excel.
The general Policy which I would enforce at this juncture may be contained in these words,—Honourable
Peace, Reduced Taxation, and Social Improvement.
There is an attempt at the present day to play off the parties which exist, and have always to a certain
degree existed, in the Church against each other for political objects. This is a dangerous course for
Churchmen to sanction. Tho Church which, irrespective of its higher functions, is one of the great

guarantees of English happiness, has foes enough without seeking for them in her own bosom ; and it would
appear to me that, instead of quarrelling among themselves, Churchmen should evince mutual forbearance.
unite on the common ground of Ecclesiastical Polity, and oppose all efforts to impair the integrity of that
Reformed Church of England which is the best security for the Religious Liberty of all classes and creeds of
her Majesty's subjects.

I have the honour to remain,

Your obliged and faithful Servant,

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