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Letter to Editor
June 9, 1768
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A letter to the Printer of the London Chronicle refutes false claims about John Wilkes having a pardon and an act exempting London members from qualification laws, urging voters to demand oaths from candidates during the election.
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To the Printer of the London Chronicle.
To obviate certain scruples respecting the present election of members for the city of London, two things have been boldly asserted:
1. That Mr. Wilkes has got a pardon.
2. That there is an act of Parliament by which the members of the city of London are excepted out of the general law for the qualification of members.
Both these assertions are absolutely false.
Mr. Wilkes has no pardon.
There is no such act of Parliament.
The proof is the shortest in the world: Let any two voters demand of each of the candidates that he should take the oath of qualification, and see whether any of them will dare to refuse it.
To obviate certain scruples respecting the present election of members for the city of London, two things have been boldly asserted:
1. That Mr. Wilkes has got a pardon.
2. That there is an act of Parliament by which the members of the city of London are excepted out of the general law for the qualification of members.
Both these assertions are absolutely false.
Mr. Wilkes has no pardon.
There is no such act of Parliament.
The proof is the shortest in the world: Let any two voters demand of each of the candidates that he should take the oath of qualification, and see whether any of them will dare to refuse it.
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Persuasive
Political
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
London Election
John Wilkes
Parliamentary Qualification
Oath Of Qualification
Voters Demand
What entities or persons were involved?
To The Printer Of The London Chronicle
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
To The Printer Of The London Chronicle
Main Argument
the assertions that mr. wilkes has a pardon and that london members are exempt from general qualification laws are false; voters should demand candidates take the oath of qualification.
Notable Details
References To Mr. Wilkes
Election For City Of London
Oath Of Qualification