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6 Decr 1811
Evidence
In the use of other instruments, be permanence
thence to the consequently will be .
As to the ill evil effects of which it is liable to be made
productive, one capable lot of them has been already brought
to view. Of the error ways in which English judges have
contrived to derive for emolument and power from
mendacity, a glympse has just been given: in all these
cases, writing has the mendacity has had writing, not
only for its vehicle, and but for its actual and probably for
its necessary and indispensable, instrument. Vivâ
voce lies could not be taxed like written ones. For
though lies whether coloured by the Judge, or by the Judge Nature
the Judges many made to pay be any and may be made to pay
upon the assertion future matters some characters neither can
of view bare afford viva voce this would not be
practicable his or by after uttered viva voce his
could be bound
In this way, the evil, of which the abuse is most directly and certainly productive,
is that which stands the less productive of which constitutes correspondent and
opposite to the collateral ends of justice: viz. the evil composed of delay, vexation,
and expense.
With this instrument in their hands, in the hand of each
The callous-hearted men of finance, and the
men of law are with each other which shall
each depart into justice. Taxes and fees together, wherever
the prohibitory effect justice is not denied ir on side are .
The helpless is thus determined bound into the hands of the oppressors
prosperity, liberty, security are sold to every oppressor there
The property of every town are by whom power the money of the
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