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two acts are there. Two Acts both of them to provide
for one gentleman, a gentleman already provided for
in a situation always besigged besieged by candidates:
an Act to increase his recompense, the other to
reduce his service.
But, Sir, what ground for all this? Is there
to be no end of all this malice — of all these imputations
— these uncandid these envenomed insinuations?
My Lord, my answer is as distinct as possible.
Four features — four antecedent features — betray, even of
themselves the complexion of the business.
First the existence of such an abuse — and for
such a length of time — year after year — under the
very noses — (the term is a coarse one — under the
eyes I should have said, had gentlemen chosen to
have eyes —) of such a pyramid of official personages
as those whose duty it was to prevent it.
Secondly, the neglect — a neglect too indecorous
to have been manifested without cogent reasons — the
compleat neglect shown to the only persons by whom
the smallest wish to see it remedied had ever been
manifested.
Thirdly, the total absence of all signs of displeasure
— as well rewards the persons by whose immediate
misconduct the mischief had been brought
about, as towards the perpetually silent and motionless
official spectators, by whose connivance it
had been fostered: — or the contrary —
Fourthly, the positive tokens of satisfaction given,
by resorting to these very patrons & protectors of the abuse
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panopticon versus new south wales |
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correspondence |
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john herbert koe |
1800 |
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1800 |
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letter was never sent; see note 8 to letter 1747, vol. 7, and note 4 to letter 1824, vol. 7 |
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