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1820 Jan. 20
Radicalism not dangerous

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III. Experience
1. United States
1 §.2. Evil none

3 or 1
Here then beyond
democratic ascendency
is pure democracy, without
any the securities
for property and "good
"order" constituted by independent power
in hands of one and few.

Here then is not only merely radicalism, not merely
democratical ascendency — not merely representative democracy
in conjunction with Monarchy and Aristocracy — but
pure democracy, without any such accompaniments — without
any such supposed security for property — for good order
as the phrase is. as independent favour lodged in the hands of the one combined with independent power lodged in the hands of the
few are supposed to give Well and what is has been the result?
subversion of the rights of property? |

No not at any time
any the least tendency towards any such thing. From the
foundation of the several Colonies down to the present time properly existing in all degrees
of inequality from O up
to half a million or
more, and in all those
proportions alike secure.

4 or 2
Thus for 40 years, yet
never insurrection,
sedition, discontent

Discontent Sedition, insurrection against the Constituted
authorities — popular discontent — any thing of that sort? None Forty
years it is have elapsed already elapsed since the triple Yoke of Monarchy Aristocracy
and sham democracy was cast off; and none no where "in the Union" have any of those
wounds symptoms of misrule have now made their appearance at any time shewn themselves.

5 or 3
Notwithstanding
distress. But of the
distress the fact
was not better known
than the cause:
the effect no more imputed
than if it had
been drought or inundation,
to government

Is it that distress has been then there unknown? Oh no distress Not it indeed. Distress
there has been, but too much of it. But the distress itself
has not there been better known, than the ca has the cause
the only cause of it: and This being known as little have men thought of
making it matter of charge against their government or their
constitution, as if [instead of sudden want of demand market for
produce production] it had had drought or inundation for its cause.

6 or 4
Anglic, two causes
1. Commercial as in
U.S. 2 Financial
and constitutional
as not in U.S.
Per Government, commercial
sole cause: People are
not then blinded

In the Br our Islands the distress had had two causes.
the deficiency of demand as in the United States, for produce and the that excess of
taxation which has been produced by vitious constitution and
Misrule. The misrulers plan it of course, the whole of it, to the
commercial
commercial account;
no part to the financial,
and constitutional:
but the people, who have not
the taxes not only only feel but see what the
taxes are, as well as in United States or

the Constitution is, are not to be thus blinded.

Identifier: | JB/137/153/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 137.
Date_1	1820-01-20	Marginal Summary Numbering	3 or 1 - 6 or 4
Box	137	Main Headings	radicalism not dangerous
Folio number	153	Info in main headings field	radicalism not dangerous
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Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
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Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks
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