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1827 Sept. 14
Canada Petition

We mean not to cast have no such wish as that of casting any peculiar imputation on
the servants individuals or any of those by so far out of the sight of whom at this distance
from the seat of supreme authority their Royal from the presence of their Royal Master the powers of governance
have been exercised: Of misconduct we say nothing of misconduct amiss on the part
in their conduct we see nothing amiss that might not have been if placed exhibited by our own
under the circumstances. Towards them we bear
harbour no hostile feelings: with all and complacency as
well as with all gratitude to Your Majesty, we would preserve
to each of them sharing his life, the full amount of all his
, or even if should there be a difference – his accustomed
+
Note (a)
+ So far from opposing might not they on these terms
be brought to join in the Petition? or at any rate to give signify their
concurrence in a separate paper?

The cause root of the evil lies in distance – distance
in place and thence in time between the field of grievance
and the only source of those from which
remedy could arrive. Canada affords no For this
evil Canada affords no such compensation as is
enjoyed by your Majesty's subjects in the East and
West Indies. Canada has no Slaves for your Majesty to
protect from the cruelty of Masters. Canada has no
inroads to fear from barbarous neighbours: nor has inhabitants
no disbarring superstiled Canada has is one
of that security for property which the inhabitants superstition of British
India are or the inhabitants unable unable to give to themselves and which they
can no otherwise receive them from the guilty and
influence of European civilization.

The country is all of itself to make adequate provision for its
own exigencies. Her age condition is that of materials, and needs not guardianship: subjection to any
distant authority, is to
her burthen without use.
If such have been
her sufferings under Your
Majestys dominion
which might not they be
under a any such sovereign of
opposite character as
futurity may have in store? as the unpenetrable secrets of Divine Providence may have in store?

Identifier: | JB/008/138/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1827-09-14	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	008	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	138	Info in main headings field	canada petition
Image	001	Titles	note (a)
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d2 / e2
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3242
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