The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-09 00:00:00

MR. iszeHrs ADDRESS.

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TO THE BLIICTOBB OF BIRMINGHAM.

bentlenten,—Ths goveggment of Lord Derby has
edified the Qum to direly. the parliament, because the
Beim of Cimmise hes redacted the bill introduced by the
Calleldlle el Oe intimpar to emend the repainted= of
411 wig& In parliamentary language the words "to
emir de not mean " to improve," and in the an. of the
la just *Wed, I only express my honest and =doubting
canviclits who I say, that it would be difficult to contrive a
mews move ealaskted to dbl.& and to damage what
are sow perm of pops* repremstation, than that
which the Rises of Ocmnerms . has refused to per.
Its midget ototel was to horn what remains od
indepeethsca is war oonetikesseles, and to give the
=SW 01 utterly destroying the hmispedenc• of all
but the largest boroughs, while* ft ventured apes the den-
prose *verbalist of condemning the groat body of the im-
dubious, or wigerteralvlng, class to a priming saindra
from the prammica se the eisedve franchise. It was a sew
sure ocessived, soils the spirit of a statesman, bat in theta'
a cemdag party political agent; it sought permansotly to
subject the people sad the destinies of England to the en-
preraeoy of a clam whom political triumphs orb the disobeys,
and whose debate are the gains, which mark the coarse of
humanity and freedom aneengst us.
Lord Derby is not content with the judgment of the House
of Common., and he appeals to the oonatitureles of the
rubel Kingdom. Yon will therefore be belled apes to
mint your representatives in the coming parliament. I oder
myself se • candidate for your suffrages, in the belief that.
slaw I wee elected in August, 1867, I have not taken say
ewes which readers me lass worthy of your ccmfldence. On
*her/medics of parliamentary reform I have spoken freely—
Bret, amongst yon, sey eonstltnenta, and afterwards in other
large aim and towns of England and Scotland. I have
egoism he • moderate but a real reform • and more than a
hundred Fula*. meettep have a:premed their approval of the
=alproprealtions I bare made. lam bold enough, there-
to hope that my course will be sanctioned by you, to
whose pest services and patriotism the cause of reform is
Wall/
Let me remind pa that the fate end future of reform
do not doped an the course to be taken by
statesmen. Parbementsey Indere, or they writ=
to be sadly, may midst or retard the man* al
, bet public epthioa, so expired
groat
pultrgemg mestioge, by
to
patitis.throngh the pew,
and at the poll, is the tent influence
which the legislature meet how, which perberneatary
majorities win follow. It is to the people themselves that
I look for an answer to the appeal of Lord Derby. They
an my, *whet se is their representation now, whether
little mere them ems million of &Man are sufficing art of a
Goatskin was minicar el men—whether it is
thegialkshat ewe pest sides end towns shall have a voice in
owes of Omens, bed a voles ahead without pow's.,
by ream al the szleranee of some wares of mean boroughs
secesearey without Mama d sem7t.*g in the cometry
amp m prelisansuitieleas—mad it it just that
= elms. shell be to every misty of hardship in
the Wades of Oaf lit to vets, when the simple &Fissio-
nal el the ballot lesents them from Iseult end from
"mg.
To the existing ecastitnenelis the appeal is now made.
Upon their verdict will depend the qucetion whether the
representation of the people in parliament shall now be made
in some degree consistent with reason, with truth, and with
the method interest, or whether that great object shall
be °biassed at some mon distaat day, atter, it any be, pare
of irritating has havittible discontent and agitation.
I feel ermadeat that you will throw your bah:moos ups the
dole of traders. I wish I were more able then lam to pre
• sleet* yew opisiens, end move meowed' to =abstain low
great owes. If you place me in the pan t about to be
glowed, I shall strive honestly to serve the country end to
upheld the ebarooter and dignity of year Met onemenity.—
1 am, JOHN BRIGHT.
Leaks, April 7,1869.