Author: EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
Title: Extract from Mr Bulwer's Letter on the Present Crisis.
Description: 1830 or 1831. Single sheet, 150 x 185 mm. A little browned with old creases and an old rust mark. "You must remember that whatever parliament you elect will have the right of remodelling that parliament...If you give to the Duke of Wellington a majority in the House of Commons you give him the whole power of this empire for six years." "Be not led away by some vague promises of taking off this tax or lowering that. The Empire is not for sale! We, who gave away twenty millions to purchase freedom for the negro, are not to accept a bribe for the barter of our own." Edward Bulwer [he changed his name to Bulwer-Lytton in 1844 following the terms of his mother's will], was elected to Parliament in 1831 for St Ives, then sat for Lincoln from 1832 to 1841. He was an ardent supporter of the Reform Bill of 1832. This letter would appear to be an appeal to voters during the heated debates during 1830 when Wellington, a fervent opponent, was subsequently forced to resign as Prime Minister.

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