New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-25
MIR. BRIGHrs ELECTORAL ADDRESS.

TO ELECTORS BiRAINGHAM
GENTLEMEN: am informed that very inhdea'ial
portion of your body is wishful that should beceme
one OF your representatives, to fill the place OF the
independent and faithful member you hare recently
lost and have seen in the newspapers that at vey
largo public meeting my nsme has been received win
great favor. You are doubtless aware that Il h0
been my Intention at least for time, to keep out d
public life, that might have an opportunity fully u
recover from an illness which, for more than yeaf.
has made II necessary that shoud sbstsn from nee
tai labor and from the excitement which attends psb~
liz affairs; l have, therefore, not sought to bo ~
turned to Parliament, but have endeavored to evsds
Of my constituency. feel, however, that after tas
steps which have been taken by my friends 10 BIZ.
mingham, am not al liberty to reject the hoaor and
and the responsibility which they disposed to odd
me, and have intimascd to them thet whiIs stdotly
speaking am not a candidate soliciting your ssf
fages, cannot withhold such cooperation with tasn
IS may enable them best TO sustain the position tseg
have taken In reference To the approaching eiscao
1t is this ground and with this explanation thesi
venture to depart from my original intention not "
interfere in any vsy in the contest IN "hicn yss ~
now engaged.
Afcr fourteen years service in the House Of Cen.
mons having spoken AID voted on alm0st every greet
question which has been discussed during thee
period feel it unnecessay to write at length in de-
ts az to my political OPTIONS and my public cossc.
You will not require to be told that a warm sup
porter of such measures eha render the rspresa-
iation Of the Iation more real and complete 10 The
House of Commons, and that l shall va!ue any sche0s
brought forward by the Government in properties -
it is extensive in its scope and honest il its intsnts
and that sball regard wide extension Of the tras
chse as shorn OF half its virtue Il be not sccomRt
MED by the safeguard Of the ballot. | need hsreJ
say that strongly approve Of principle which cse
not doubt s dear TO the people Of Biruir CHAM. ~
OF local control in ell matters of local interest weu
ibfust more 10 the in abitans in esch locality -
less to Government officials and TO the Home-ofioe.
With regaId to question which some time ago g.
cited interest among portion Of your body nsmsy.
the disposition Of tho GOyenmentt0 manufacture sros
ard other acles for public service and thus to co.,
pete with or to destroy the private msnufsctsIsc. :
have only to refer you to my course on that ssySS
when il wss before Parliament. thirk GovexsS1
manufacture wrong ia principle, and aiw'''
OF the public money. .,, ~.
There is another question which at fas -, rs~,l, !.
copies and absorbs public attention uso, ~ ~.
India. While dsporo this terrible s sa,o,:ssd II
rect Of my counryrsu an gefhsp. .' ,ssr, bsvs
It than most II them are. For tse1cI rhsrs
given grea. steatioa 20 The subject ol loais n;ss
twice brought Il before Parliament, once N uov.
for seleo. Ccson!,tee. and once N movlng lof wy
cd4nmissco cf ;aouiry, ard took IN active part =
ths dcba.ee on the bli ieSens7 passed % eonu0os
powers Of the Esst Isa,s Company, sna hesa esS
maetinps IN sSv.rI Of or largest cities. VITA
q excss ssSisc iuiers.s ia the e'sss ss'sssa -