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20 Apr. 1802 36 Dispensing power

What then (says Your Lordship) would you have
me suppose that the Duke is at heart in a state enmity
The
Contempt not
enmity was the
sentiment Italics thus
expressed ?
Parliament
with Parliament, the legislators and that he runs his head against
an Act of Parliament for the mere pleasure of beating
it down, as a bull would at a red waistcoat?
Is this credible of any man — not to speak of the Duke
of Portland?

Em Enmity, my Lord? — most certainly not. — Enmity is not

My Lord I impute to him no such
enmity. I impute nothing now to him but contempt.
enmity: contempt is the only sentiment I charge him with,
as towards the authority of Parliament. Contempt not enmity is the what
sentiment a man
feels for that a power, which he beholds lying under at
his feet. What I do not say is — that it
is a practice with him upon all occasions he makes it a study <add>a point</add> on this or any other occasion, &
[+] and which every
Secretary of State
will feel for the authority
of Parliament,
if the Duke of Portland
is not punished.
running the Duke of Portland has made a study of running
it a matter of sport or study to run at Acts of
to go out of his way to run against acts of
Parliament, for the mere pleasure of beating them
down: what I do say is — that when he has a
a particular point to gain — [such as a job for a Mr Baldwin
or a compliment for a Lord Belgrave
—] and
at the same time a licence for being bold — he he does not care cares not how
many acts he beats down moves against in the pursuit of his it,
point: object — and Your Lordship has seen the proofs
of it.
— and the proofs of it are, I hope I think plain
enough. What I do not impute to him, is
not the contempt of
hostility — but the contempt
of negligence
a causeless and impossible enmity towards Parliament:
what do I impute to him, is — a but too natural —
(and thinking of the results I had almost said but too well warranted) — contempt for
Parliament: — and a contempt manifested by that carelessness which is the natural effect and sign of it.



Identifier: | JB/121/400/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 121.

Date_1

1802-04-20

Marginal Summary Numbering

Not numbered

Box

121

Main Headings

Panopticon

Folio number

400

Info in main headings field

Dispensing power

Image

001

Titles

Category

Text sheet

Number of Pages

1

Recto/Verso

"Recto" is not in the list (recto, verso) of allowed values for the "Rectoverso" property.

Page Numbering

F36

Penner

Watermarks

CW 1799

Marginals

Jeremy Bentham

Paper Producer

C. Abbit Lees

Corrections

Jeremy Bentham

Paper Produced in Year

1799

Notes public

ID Number

001

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