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7 May 1805
Evidence
Space and Time receives enlargement almost without stint, when transferred
from the private to the public theatre. The In many
a private family, the ordinary field of action extends not beyond the compass
of the human voice: in many a political community it covers spreads over
the surface of the whole globe. In a private family, a few minutes or
even a few moments will carry suffice to convey the mandates of the superior
member to the ears of a subordinate: in a political family
months or even years may be scarce sufficient for the purpose.
In a private family to bring the litigant members face to face
in the presence of the Judge, is an incident that for its accomplishment requires neither vexation nor expence
expence for its accomplishment nor of time any greater interval portion
than what is included in a few hours, minutes, or even moments.
In a political state family in which it may often happen to
a co-litigant pair of members to be separated from each other by
a space equal to the half the circumference of the globe
a meeting thus desirable for the purposes of justice may for months
or even years be physically impossible or may not be possible not be within the sphere of physical possibility, nor at the end of that time without
a mass of vexation or and expence, some thousands of times beyond the
value if the right or supposed transgression in dispute.
At the same time the meeting which be as between the parties themselves is
there either would thus be either impossible or attended with a preponderant
degree load of vexation, expence and delay, may, as between each
of the parties and the paid or unpaid agent of the other, be not only possible
and practicable but free from any such load.
feature additament to appendage of domestic procedure to fit it for political
purposes, But does reciprocal ex parte appearance coram
judice.
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