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Brougham
§.1 Imperfections
II. Fee gathering
Brougham Silence
his silence as the
Law Maker abuse
1
When law taxation
power given to
Judges Brougham
silent
(1)
Power given to the Judges to tax impose taxes onto men in the
character of suitors, taxes without , the taxes putting
the cloak of the many serve this over probity: provided always that the persons class
on whom the taxes are imposed are the most distressed among
mankind, and that of every penny of the tax the effect shall
be the the power of oppression in the hand of the
oppressor. At the time the most of offe was
committed that ever were committed by a gang of ruthless
rulers against an injured people, where was Mr Brougham?
what said he against its' In the speech of
120 closely printed pages in which abuse in all its forms
is undertaken to be denounced what said he of it? the little hardly
as much.
2
Then was the time
to have attacked the
man and the thrown
throne
Then (had then been a Cromwell) then would have been
a time for him to have enforced rule the offence Lower offence and on looking
at the Man to have cried Take away that bauble then
a few steps higher going up another step, So now looking at the term — Take
away the other bauble
3
Could the people
have been persuaded
to share compassion
compliance with
depredation and
oppression they would
have declared Lords
and Commons to have
abdicated
Time was when abdication was the word: and a
tyrant who had to have his choice would sooner have given up surrendered
his shoes than his throne, was because the truth was here
so well known to be opposite, denied and contained and
taken to have given it up of his own accord. Could the people
could they by any means whatsoever, could they on any occasion
whatsoever be persuaded to excuse from manifesting a complexion upon
which a called for him for some purpose of
depredation or oppression — what word should be the standard on the occasion
be employed would be a matter of more consideration: addressing
Members, to House of Noble Lords and their tools
and creatures Honourable Gentlemen, "Yes you have forfeited they
might say or You have abdicated
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