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27 Jany 1808
A native having but personal connections in the country,
and those connections their particular and separate interests,
with the prejudices that may have been begotten and fostered by those sinister interests
would be exposed to in the execution of such a work be he exposed
to the temptation of favouring consulting to the prejudice of the general
interest of the whole community, those particular interests and
prejudices, or at any rate, what comes to much the
same thing, to the suspicion of it.
To speak more particularly in particular for example – Among natives no
man would think of engaging in such a task, a task of this sort would never be undertaken for by any man who was
not a professionally bred lawyer: viewing consequently
in that circle the his most intimate associates and familiar
friends. But the interest of lawyers of all descriptions
on the one hand, and non lawyers of all descriptions in the
character of suitors and persons liable to become suitors on
the other hand being directly opposite, it would be impossible
for him to act on this ground as be a faithful servant to serve the community at large without acting
with proportionable efficacy efficiency in the character of an adversary
to those with whom on the supposition in question he has
been used passed the preceding part and naturally wishes to continue the remainder of his days. to pass his
life.
Unembarassed by any such ties, a foreigner in his endeavours
to serve render himself useful to the community in question
in this line of service, would have no such sacrifices to
make.
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