Star.
London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

'lO I'VE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGHS OF
1... t N A 1:E, SELKIRK, PEEBLES, urn LINLITHGOW.
C NTLEMEN,
AVING just now been informed of the death of
ji-ja- Sir JOHN BUCHAN'AN RIDDLE, your late worthy
Representative in Parliament, I solicit your Votes and Inzere,t,
to enable me to fill the vacancy which hu occurred.

You are justly entitled to a full explanation of the motives
which have induced me to offer myself now to your notice, and
I will state them.

The Country is in distress : the Labour of the Working Classes
is reduced to the value of bare existence, by the rapid and ex-
tensive introduction id Machinery and other Scientific Power—
by which the old proportion between production and consump-
tion is entirely destroyed.

To derive benefit from this extraordinary change, from this
new state of Society, new internal arrangements become abso-
lutely necessary, but they require to be considered with care,
and so undergo a grave, temperate, and public discussion.
This change of cirrcumstsnces in our domestic situatior., bas
long fixed my attention. No one, however, appears ir.clined to
meet the subject as its importance and urgency demand. Yet
is it not now evident, that without some important alteration in
our proceedings, confusion, if no: violence, will speedily ensue?
Seeing that no foresight was evinced on this subject, I have
devoted years of unremirted extensive experience to be prepared
to meet the coming crisis whenever it should arrive, and it is
now near at hand. These preparations are far advancA ; prac-
tical measures are ready zo be developed that will give a ca -
trary direction to the new scientific power which undirected
rata up and destroy: that prosperity which, in a high degree, by
its nature, it is so well calculated to promote.

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I am now anxious only that this subject should undergo a full
and manly discussion in the L:cti,lature of the British Empire,
that it may be fairly understocd in its immediate and most re-
mote consequences, and understood in these respects, not only
by the. Britith Public, but by all Nations connected with us in
Commerce, who are as deeiiy interested in the question as our
resent injudiciously tnriloyed and therefore only half-paid
working classes.
These are the motives which urge me to desire a seat in the
House of Commons, and I should greatly prefer receiving it
from the district in which I have resided the last twenty yr.irs.
You now know my pretensions ; and I wisLa not to deceive
you in any respect ; I have no patronage ; I expect noue, for,
whoever may be in power, I wit. net ask a private favour for
myself or others.
If under these circumstances you believe try services in the
House of COMMOn can be of public utility, I shall be gratified
by your support.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
London, Your most obedient Servant,
49, Bedford Square, ROBERT Oft EN.
Saturday, 24th April, 1819.
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