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1920: April 23 (Written 21 May 1823.)
Const. Code
Case 2. The Members of one of the two Chambers
located by a Chief functionary, & upon the death of each of them,
a successor to him located by genealogical affinity with relation to
him: further addition, with or without such genealogically-located
members successor being capable or not capable of being made by the Chief
functionary of the time being and his successors.
Here the sinister sacrifice is of the same sort and effected by the same means:
but still more burthensome.
Not only a particular class of men is established but a particular race, having sharing among
them a particular and sinister interest, continuing and operating in a state of
everlasting hostility and to the universal interest: the unprivileged people at large
objects of unassuageable hatred and contempt to the members of this privileged
class: of hatred for the resistance which they cannot but oppose in so far
as regard for personal security allows admits, they cannot but oppose to whatever
measures they see operating to their prejudice: of which measures
for the purpose of depredation and oppression in all shapes there cannot
never want a continual increase: contempt for the inability the under which the
authors of the oppression will see the victims labouring: and for the
magnitude of their those deficiencies which it is the constant endeavour of
the oppressing to increase.
☞ Reference to some paper in which the evils of Aristocracy
are deprecated depictured in detail.
In these sentiments of unassuageable hostility of the members
of the privileged race (the existence of which is the worst of nuisances)
their progeny will from generation to generatn be imbued: & as
generatns multiply, the interest-begotten prejudice, by attending this
sinister interest, will acquire an ever increasing force. In regard to
this right to do wrong the longer the continuance of it has been
the more strongly confirmed on the part of all those who share in it and enjoy
it will be the persuasion that it is a natural one. A system of
theology is framed for the support of it: A God will be created to whom
will be assigned the office of creating two races: two races of me essentially different mode substance under the same form & appearance – one to command,
the other to obey: one to be in a state of undisturbed felicity, the⊞ ⊞ other in a state of uninstigated & helpless misery wretchedness.
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