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1820 Sept. 2

§ 12 Interests adverse to dominion

26 (a.)
Observation or two notwithstanding.

1. King's expenditure.
Anglice, sole assigned use
or reason, maintenance of
the dignity of the Crown.
To people, what the use of
this or any other factitious
dignity? On ruling few, this
instrument of corrupt influence,
on subject many
this instrument of corrupt
comfort to the ruling one,
is the instrument of deceit.
Object, the causing them to
regard him as endued with
properties incompatible with
his situation: virtues, opposite
to the vices attached
to it: thence, to draw towards
him confidence, unmeritable
by any man in that situation:
proof of the impropriety
of it, all history,
to every eye that can
bear to see it.

2. U.S. President has no
Crown: no utensil better
than a chair: for the dignity
of it, not more than
£6,000 a year: the need
of which is assumed, not
proved.

3. In Spain, for the Expenditure
thus employed
Ao. 1770, see the Table from
Townsend: one fourth of
the whole expenditure of
Government in Spain.

4. This proportion a good
test and measure of the
regard paid to Art. 13. by
which the end of all political
society is declared
to be – the welfare of the
individual (a.) that compose
it.
Sub-note (a.)
All, an interpretation in
the translation: misrepresentation (I hope)
neither effected nor intended.

5. Of Clergy's expenditure,
professed object, maintenance
of Catholic belief,
and of influence of religion
on conduct. In Ireland,
this is done without assistance,
and ags. force, of Government.

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26 (a.) continued.
6. Monarch's expenditure is
supplied mostly by taxes, under
name of taxes. Spanish
Clergy's only, as to smallest
part by taxes, under name
of The largest by
land: value per Townsend
not less than
1/2 of the whole

7. As to retrenchment, whether
expenditure is supplied by
taxes or landed property, makes
no difference. Superfluity is,
in both cases, equally susceptible
of retrenchment.

8. In Catholic countries,
Clergy, having no wives or
children, can more easily
bear retrenchment than in
Protestant. The individual
adequately provided for, suffering
none.

9. Table III. Expenditure.
Table. Public Expenditure of
Spain Ao. 1770, as stated by
Townsend in his journey
through Spain in 1786 and
1787. II. 187. 188. 2d. Edition:
the articles being for the
present purpose, distributed
into 4 classes.

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