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25 Feb. 1810
Sinecures

If in this mode of arrangement – if in the principle which
gave birth to it, there be any practical utility – it will
not be found confined to the case of Sinecures: it will be found
to extend to all offices in general to which, in whether
in the ordinary shape of money or in any others any
thing particle of advantage be attached – whether in return
for it any thing be or be not done.

Take for example the office of Secretary to the
Treasury: in this we see an office which assuredly does
not at present at least stand upon the list of sinecures.
War Salary in war times £4,000: on the return of peace
should peace ever be destined to return, reduced to £3,000.
There is or a retaining fee, of £1,000 a year engaging enlisting
the service of this Honourable Gentleman to be
who he may among the adversaries enemies of peace.

Oh but, poor gentleman, how he is worked in
time of war! – and, in comparison how easy will his
duty be in time of peace!

Sympathy was the affection by in which this arrangement,
like so many others, had its manifest cause: sympathy
but of the usual sort – viz that of which the individual
was the object, and which the public had his
part share.

Good Gentleman! worked, yes: so he would be in a
Cotillon or Strathspey. Overworked, no: not even in war time.
Of that there neve can be d no danger: for before he were overworked,
before he had a particle of work more than were agreeable
to him, he would have a colleague: and if no colleague
were not enough, two: and if two were not enough, as
many more as could be desired: and then in times of peace there would be so many sinecures.

Identifier: | JB/147/126/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 147.
Date_1	1810-02-25	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	147	Main Headings	Sinecures
Folio number	126	Info in main headings field	Sinecures
Image	001	Titles
Category	Text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	E8
Penner		Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	49351
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