JB/137/079/001

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1819 Dec 6
Radicalism not dangerous

Ireland
1. Bill &c recapitulated
Compared with
triannuality, annuality
not deemed to
important as to preclude
acceptance of
trinniality if with
secrecy, equality
and housholdership
But in favour of it
no reason could be
found

4. As compared with annually triannuality of suffrage I
annuality of suffrage did not point itself to me as
being of that importance that should prevent me
in the supposition of its depending upon myself from
giving acceptance to it accepting of it surrounding it on condition of obtaining
triannuality with secrecy of equality of suffrage suffrage, and
housholder suffrage. But I no if asked for
a reason I am no more able to give you what appears
to me a reason in favour of it in preference to
annuality than I am to give what appears to me
a reason favour of housholder suffrage in preference
to virtually universal suffrage.

6
Precedents for annuality:
1. Landed Common
Council and Mayor
Elections
2. American States
22: inconvenience
none

7
Two triannuality
reasons none but
the word moderate

On the ground of precedent and experience In favour of annuality I see the antient
parliamentary practice in this England country the existing
practice in the governing body of the Metropolis of
the empire and the practice in any one of the
22 American United States: in any instance without
alledged inconvenience in any shape

In support place of it I see nothing but the epithet
moderate which by those who adhere to it
insist upon bestowing on it.

8
Proposed, as it commonly
is, without
serving or even equality
triannuality instead of no affect but the
promises no effect
but is more frequent
recurrent of a united
for seats under
an abusive system of representation
to which it
applies no corruption

And as for any effect produced by When proposed it seems comments to be
proposed without the addition of either seeing if to pass virtual universality
of suffrage or so usual as practical equally of suffrage.
and in these terms I see not any effect good or
bad that can be produced by it except by giving additional
frequency be a contest of which the evils inconveniences
are sensible and undeniable and which ultimately must
if a faint chance of ulterior change, produces not any any any change
in the shape of the representation,
having
uncorrected and unpalliated
all the actions
and evils the
of excluding which presents the only possible use and demand for the reform which it professes to give [

Identifier: | JB/137/079/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1819-12-06	Marginal Summary Numbering	5-8
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	079	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e3
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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