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14 July 1802 23 N. S. Wales Conduct Despotism — in 1 substance — 2 form. — 3 language.
Examples of despotism Despotism in Substance
Despotism examples
1. Non payment of
Bills given for Corn.
Corn, the sole or chief pro and almost sole produce
of the labours of the settlers, were was purchased of
them by the Governor in his Majesty's name, and
Bills given for the amount of it. By the time the Bills
became due, it was found or that the of the whole
was no longer so great as when the purchase was made,
and payment of the Bills was refused. The Governor knew who he had to deal with: by whom his conduct
was to stand accused or approved: — by them by the the
where whole experience of his office had he had borne taught him that they
were there to taken convenience — the fancied convenience
of the moment was instead of law. He acted accordingly.
As While the principal, to accommodate friend after friend had been breaking making the departed
Parliament to , this dependent agent a Bankrupt
had broken was breaking the national public faith, and inside the departed making the now departed
Parliament (power be on its means!) an insolvent, debtor
to one, this agent of the Minister, pursuing his as the <add>bill best chance to</add> knowing no better
way of recommending himself to such a principal,
to ease the budget of three thousand pound, broke the faith of the Crown to those oppressed and
neglected beings, who, if Mr Pitt had not broke his
faith to me, would have been mine. . — With what
consistency can purity be looked for in any inferior
part of the channel, when corruption is taints at the
source?
2 Despotism in form — Paths Hence . 3. Language.
and drunkenness.
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