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1827. July 19. Aug 9

Constitutional Code.

Ch. X. Defensive Force.
§. 1. Branches, what.

1. Army and Navy compose
National Defence
sub-department.

2.
For details, see Nat.
Defence Code.

3.
"Defence" object:
offence., .

4.
Aggregate National
Defence is
I. Origin considered
1. Radical (exceptions
excepted) unpaid.
2. Stipendiary (same
exceptions) paid.

5.
Elements considered,
branches of Nat. Defence
force, are
1. Land Service.
2. Sea Service.

6.
Origin Services Services combined,
branches 4.
1. Radical Land Tax. Service.
2. Radical Sea Service.
3. Stipendiary Land Service.
4. Stipendiary Sea Service.

7.
Art 7. Necessary are these
distinctions, denominations
and definitions.
Follow divers observations.

8.
Art 8 1. As to existence
and necessity, prior
the National Land Force.
In the dawn of Society,
all contribute to
National Defence:
females not excepted.

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Ch. X. Defensive Force.
§. 1. Branches, what.

9.
Art 9. Stipendiary is but
a twig growing out of
the radical.
Though too apt to be
carried to excess, it's
commencement is a fruit
and sign of civilization.
By abstraction of this
small part, the large
remainder of the population
are left to maximize,
without disturbance,
subsistence and
opulence.

10.
Art 10. As to necessity,
prior is Land to Sea
force. For, the small
fish-furnishing portions
excepted, seas are but
roads — not furnishing
subsistence or habitation.
No community not
having subsistence and
habitation on land.

11.
Art 11. Destitute of all
communication with
sea,
1. Bohemia Kingdom.
2. Swiss Aristocracy.

12.
Art 12. Sea Service
together, a twig growing
out of Land Service;
Stipendiary Sea Service
a twig out of
Radical do.

13.
Art 13. Priority in dignity.
Posterior in time,
Stipendiary Sea Service
is prior in dignity: so
far as dignity depends
on appropriate intellectual
and active aptitude.

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Ch. X. Defensive Force.
§. 1. Branches, what.

14.
Art 14. For the Stipendiary,
subsistence,
they being during active
service incapable of
providing it, can not
but be provided.
Thence, their number
can not but be
comparatively small.

15.
Art 15. Yet force greater,
they being relatively
apt and kept in a
body.
Hence, a source of
danger as well as
security.

16.
Art 16. Danger from
Land Service Stipendiary —
it's sources.
Dangerous are
1. Generalissimo to
Legislature.
2. All under him, to
Legislature and him.

17.
Art 17. From Sea Service
stipendiaries,
no such danger.

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Ch. X. Defensive Force.
§. 1. Branches, what.

Inapplicable, but
to on
back of these two
Sheets — 9 Aug. 1827

Identifier: | JB/038/343/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 38.
Date_1	1827-07-19	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-17
Box	038	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	343	Info in main headings field	constitutional code
Image	001	Titles	ch. x defensive force / branches what
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1824
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1824
Notes public	[[notes_public::"superseded / inapplicable, but consultable to contents of these two sheets 9 aug. 1827" [note in bentham's hand]]]	ID Number	11980
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