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1830 Nov.r 29 T T y.
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J.B. to Belgians
127 Begining
But it is high time to come to the point.
4
Subject matter King
or No King
2 Now then, on what is it that I have to speak?
King or no King that question has already been
the before you. | But
3 But that question (it may be said) has already received its decision: no one
therefore can then be says somebody in your meddling 5
Objective - already
decided this
with it: no use, at any rate, in our hearing you on it
it. "May be so, say I: but still there remains undecid - at 6
Answer Yes: but
remain for consideration
1. Pur
2. Co rulers thus sha
3. Pay
To this - not too late
to speak.
had while I am thus writing the question as to his equipment.) this working at least there remains for conviction
-tive not only who he shall be, but what, who the
made King his condition as such shall be what shall
be his powers - whom he shall have for sharers to share in them will be
what thisthe respective shares - what his pay - or so he being
King the pl will be his reason nay even who his
successors -
Open still to consideration remain all these, and other
questions: and, as to these are questions which it is that, if not improper
it is not too late for me to speak to.
finis
Meaning Unfortunately, having to say to you what I have 1 3
3 Having to say what I
same as to King , I must give
you preparatory explanation
lest you
should the regard me
as speaking out of
season and beside
the purpose
I can notI could not without previous explanation speak to you without speaking as I if my for
appearing to speak out of season to speak beside the
purpose - to speak as I should do if my purpose
were to prevent youyour from deciding to have a King
to prevent youyour deciding to have a King: or at
any rate as I should if my purpose were to persuade
you to change such your determination: a purpose so
presumptuous that I is not without making me tremble than being that
the idea oy your attributing to me any such purpose
can has prescribed itself present itself to me
—
Supposing the government simple one above still
indispensably necessary as to various trial matters to in
extent more or less considerable indispensably necessary
would be a legislative body in each one of your States
In that case Sublegislature would be the denomination of each
such local legislature In state matters for which thecognizance cognizance of which
such local legislature
would be necessary, and
the relation as before
them and the supreme th points I have taken consideration and made provision for in my proposed Constitutional Code.
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