Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-09-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

DANIEL LEE AND THE STOKE ELECTION. (From the Birmingham Daily Post.) We have been requested to publish the following not very creditable correspondence :  "September 10, 1862 " Rev. and dear sir,—What are you about to do at the coming election for the town of Stoke ? I gee by the papers that there are 70 Catholic electors in your district, and that an otter bad been made to Mr. Orenfell of their support if he would oppose the Government of Lord Palinerston. I scarcely expect any Whig member will give this promise. It appears to me that the only security against the infamous foreign policy of Lord John Russell and the Cabinet of which he is a member. is to substitute a Conservative one ; for it is an admitted fact now that both Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli are opposed to the revolutionary schemes for protestant ascendancy in the Italian peninsula, intended to be enforced by robbery and plunder. In Mr. Beresford Hope, the Conservative candidate. you h ivy an honourable man, and one opposed t.l anarchy; and however desirable it way be to see M.r. Sergeant Shee, as a Catholic, returned for an English constituency, the higher principles of order and justice must have superior claims to any whioh can emanate from a co-religionist, whose declaration is that lie hail been constant supporter of " the Libtral Government." " Death or Rome !'' is the cry of the enemies of the Vicar of Christ, and we as Catholics must now adopt it, following the noble and religious example of the beautiful and virtuous Empress of France. There is no halting between two opinions; there is only one political party in the state which can Fare the honour of England, and frustrate the designs of the enemies of the Holy See— and that is a Conservative Government. The Conservatives, as Lord Derby said, are the natural allies of Catholics; and if we show a confidence in their known integrity, and and in procuring a majority in the house of Commons, the day is not far distant when we *hall obtain our religious equality in the state, and a protection against periodical assaults upon the patrimony of St. Peter. "I remain, &c., " DANIEL LEi.  " P.S. The ciurso which I have recominendeil to Catholics was successfully adopted in South Lancashire, Birkenhead, Wakefield, dm.' and the result is the creation of reciprocal feelings between Protegant Conservatives and Catholic.s, uniting them in the defence of the rights of property and the peace of kingdoms. If it be of any use in the good cause, you can make use of this note.  "Springfield House, Pendlebury, Manchester, September 10, 1862. "Rev. Father Dominick, Stoke-upon Trent." " Hanley, Potteries. Sept. 17, 18012. " Dear Sir,—Father Dominick has kindly forwarded your letter to me. It expre•ses exactly my own sentiments. We, the Catholic electors, have already had two meetings on the subject. At bth, we resolved to oppose any Liberal candidate. For Liberalism has degenerated, in the hands of Lord Palmerston, Russell, &c., into the vilest form of Radicalism and Claimunism. It was they who expelled the virtuous and heroic King and Queen of Naples from their rightful kingdom ! It we. they who robbed the Pope of his dominions. It was they who gave power to the besotted Victor Emmanuel to enslave the bishops, and rob the church of Piedmont. It was they who pushed the ' ass-headed ' Garibaldi on to sacrilegious robbery and murder, and to his own merited destruction.—llanking you again for your excellent letter, I remain, &c.,  "W.