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1822 June 24
Junctiania Proposal

II. As to their inducements for the affording this same guarantee.
To the entering into the engagement thus defined,
refusal or even reluctance, on the part of the United
States in question, does not seem much to be apprehended.

By the supposition, the infant States would, from
the first be a member of their confederacy: in the first
instance, and so long as in their judgment should
be necessary, in a state of pupilage and probation,
on the footing of what they call a territory: a territory, nursed in the manner
in which they are so well accustomed and with such
conspicuous success, to nurse infant States. Now then
comes the question – of their own skill in this most
useful, most noble of all arts, in this instance any
more than in any former one, can any distrust on
their part reasonably be expected to have existence?
distrust of their own skill, and after so many conclusive
evidences of it as have been afforded by experience?

If indeed, to such guarantee as that in question,
were attached any considerable danger were attached of their being
engaged in war, here would be a contingent evil
to be set in the balance against the certain good.
But, of every such war, the utter improbability has (it
is hoped), been rendered sufficiently manifest.
See the last preceding Section.

Without adequate prospect of benefit to their
principals, duty and interest would concurr in presenting,
these constantly and necessarily faithful trustees
from taking any such part in the affairs of others. But
of such benefit can there be any deficiency?

1. In the first place, on the supposition, that, from
the communication in question, benefit to any amount
will be derived, they, of all the nations of the earth, will
they not reap the greatest share of it? Already their
commercial navy is not greatly inferior to that of England:
to that of every other country it is decidedly
superior. Ere long, in the natural course of things, it
can

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Date_1	1822-06-24	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	106	Main Headings	junctiana proposal
Folio number	295	Info in main headings field	junctiana proposal
Image	001	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	c wilmott 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	andreas louriottis
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	34883
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